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Source: Oken Jeet Sandham / NEPS
Kohima, November 10:
Former Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of Nagaland C Kikon (IPS) has formally joined the BJP with thousands of his supporters.
It is now officially confirmed that he would be contesting as BJP candidate from the 40 Bhandari A/C for the forthcoming state general elections.
In a statement issued here on Saturday, Wokha BJP Unit President Oren Humtsoe while expressing his happiness on former ADGP's joining the BJP party said the development would surely boost the morale of the rank and file of the party in the district (Wokha) in particular and Nagaland in general.
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Talking to NEPS here after his joining the BJP, Kikon said he was fully confident of winning the forthcoming state general election from his 40 Bhandari constituency in BJP ticket.
"I have chosen to join the BJP and fight the coming general election from the party because it is not only the largest national political party in the country but also done a lot of developmental activities and on political issues of the Naga people," he asserted.
Welcoming the former IPS officer to the family (BJP), senior state BJP leader and Minister Dr TM Lotha expressed his confidence that the former's joining the party would have a major political development swayed toward the party, strengthening the party in Wokha district in particular and the state in general.
The Minister said the party was fully behind him and further resolved that it would go hand in hand with him in the next general election due early next year in the state.
He was hopeful that the party would come back with a "thumping majority" in the coming elections.
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