Imphal, 14 May 2016 : BJP Manipur Pradesh today released the name of the candidates who will contest the Imphal Municipal Corporation elections on June 2. State Election Committee, BJP, Manipur Pradesh announced the names of 24 candidates out of 27 wards at the party office at Nityaipat Chuthek. Convenor of the Committee, Th Chaoba stated that 7 member board after much deliberation announced the candidates for the first phase and the names of the remaining 3 wards will be announced tomorrow. He  also said that every party leader will put his best to sweep the election and pave the way for a corruption free Manipur.

Just one day after the state election commission announced the elections of the Imphal municipal corporation the Congress deputy mayor of the corporation joined the BJP Manipur Pradesh today. Five persons including the deputy mayor and two former IPS officers joined BJP Manipur Pradesh. They are former Congress Deputy Mayor Thambaljao Phaomei, former  IPS officers S. Manglemjao and Potsangbam Dhanakumar, former JD (U) member Md. Azizur Rahman of Kshetrigao and Dr.Y. Radheshyam of Hiyanglam. BJP MLA Kh. Joykishan along with the executive members of the party welcomed the new members to the party this afternoon at a simple function at the party office at Nityaipat Chuthek.