Imphal, Nov 8: Ahead of state polls, two MLAs from Manipur joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday, with the party expressing confidence that it will win the upcoming Assembly polls in the State with victory in two-third seats. Rajkumar Emo Singh and Yamthong Haokip joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and the party’s in-charge for Manipur, Sambit Patra.

Welcomed Manipur Congress MLAs Shri Rajkumar Emo Singh and Shri Yangthom Haokip to the @BJP4India family in New Delhi. I wish them the best in their new journey. @JPNadda pic.twitter.com/fXWFLrsPZA

— Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) November 8, 2021

It may be mentioned that Rajkumar Emo Singh was also elected on a Congress ticket but was expelled from the party for his alleged anti-party activities.

In 2017, Manipur was known for law and order problems, regular blockades, and the divide between its hilly and valley regions but this is no longer so, he said.

His father Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh was Manipur’s chief minister and the first Union minister from the state.

Sonowal welcomed them into the party and asserted that the North East region has established their identity under the PM Modi government which has ensured that Union Ministers and bureaucrats regularly visit the area to address issues.

Patra said the BJP is proud to have these eminent personalities from the state in its fold and expressed confidence that it will win two-third seats in the Assembly polls.