Gangtok, Nov 18: The BJP will contest all 32
assembly and lone Lok Sabha seats in Sikkim in the upcoming
assembly and parliamentary polls due early next year,
according to the state unit of the party.
The party has decided to contest all assembly and lone
parliamentary seats in Sikkim, and is open to an alliance with
like minded parties to ensure the defeat of the ruling Sikkim
Democratic Front (SDF) led by Chief Minister Pawan Kumar
Chamling, BJP's Sikkim unit chief H R Pradhan today said in a
release here.
A five-member election committee has been appointed for
the selection of candidates for the assembly and parliamentary
polls, Pradhan said.
He said that the saffron party will raise the issues of
corruption, unemployment and price rise during the coming
polls.
The party will seek reservation for the Limboo-Tamang
community in the ST category, he said, adding that his party
will also demand reservation of seats for the Nepalese section
in the state.
Bureau Report
First Published: Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 00:00