Itanagar, Nov 05: Five of the seven Congress(D) legislators have expressed their willingness to join BJP, a major partner of the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) government in Arunachal Pradesh, newly-elected state unit president Taba hare said today. Hare, who assumed office today after his unanimous election yesterday told a press conference here that the five legislators handed over letters addressed to BJP president Venkaiah Naidu for the purpose to V Satish, organisational incharge of the north east unit of the BJP when the latter came here yesterday to oversee the election.
The joining of the five MLAs will further strengthen BJP which has 32 MLAs in the 60-member house, hare said.
He, however, did not disclose the names of the five Congress-D legislators but party sources said at least four of them are ministers.
Bureau Report