Guwahati, Jan 4: In a major political development, Janata Dal United (JDU) announced its Lok Sabha candidate from Arunachal Pradesh unilaterally on Wednesday without consulting any of its INDIA partners.

The JDU has decided that Ruhi Tangung, president of the state unit in Arunachal Pradesh, will be the party’s candidate from the Arunachal Pradesh (West) parliamentary constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, this decision had upset the INDIA partners because no discussion was done before announcing the candidate’s name.

The announcement came at a time JDU national president and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar was reportedly sulking and avoiding the Congress for further talks about the Opposition alliance.

The JDU will contest the Lok Sabha polls for the first time in Arunachal Pradesh. It had contested Assembly elections there in 2019, winning seven out of the 60 seats.

However, all the winning candidates were poached by the BJP, which is in power there with Pema Khandu as the chief minister.

JDU general secretary and MLC Afaque Ahmad Khan said, “Our party shall also contest the Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh, which is scheduled to be held concurrently with the Lok Sabha polls. The announcement is being made as directed by JDU national president Nitish Kumar.”

Also Read: EXPLAINED: What is I-N-D-I-A, Opposition alliance’s new name?

Also Watch

Find latest news from every corner of Northeast India at hubnetwork.in, your online source for breaking news, video coverage.

Also, Follow us on-

Twitter-twitter.com/nemediahub

Youtube channel- www.youtube.com/@NortheastMediaHub2020

Instagram- www.instagram.com/nemediahu