Imphal, Jan 27: Ahead of the election notification to be issued on February 1 for the first phase Manipur Election, 6 political parties on Thursday formed pre-poll alliance to take on the ruling BJP.

That means the CPI/MSC candidate Yengkhom Roma Devi will have friendly fight with Congress candidate Ksh. Kenedy while CPI candidate of Khurai AC, RK Amusana, will be supported by all the alliance political partners.

Manipur Congress President N. Loken said that there is a common understanding between the six political party and they are sure to defeat the BJP in the upcoming election.

As of now the party leaders of the six political parties are yet to announce the name of the alliance but they will do so soon, said CLP leader Okram Ibobi Singh. He further added that the alliance will have a common minimum programme unlike the BJP-led alliance in the state.

With the formation of the pre-poll alliance the Congress party as well as other partner political parties of the alliance will not field any candidate at Khurai Assembly Constituency.

However, as the Congress as well as the CPI have already announced its candidates at Kakching Assembly constituency, the parties will have friendly fight, said Okram Ibobi, the Congress legislature Wing leader, in the presence of State secretary of CPI Sotinkumar, CPI(M) leader Ksh. Santa and other leaders of the RSP, Forward Block and JD(S).

Congress has already announced its first list of 40 candidates for the upcoming election while the CPI has announced 2 candidates.