Guwahati, Mar 1: The National People’s Party (NPP) has decided to field 30 candidates out of the 60 constituency seats for the upcoming assembly polls in Arunachal Pradesh.

NPP State president Thangwang Wangham informed the media on Friday.

Speaking to reporter, Wangham said the primary criteria for candidates selection would be their potential to win. “The main criteria for issuing tickets will be the winnability factor of candidates”, he said.

Wangham, who was a three-time MLA from Longding-Pumao constituency but lost the electoral battle in 2019, said his party would work to make society free from drug abuse.

In the 2019 elections, the NPP had fielded 30 candidates, of which five had won.

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