Two ministers and six MLAs of the BJP in Arunachal Pradesh Monday joined the National Peoples' Party (NPP) of Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma ahead of the assembly election next month.
Home Minister Kumar Waii and Tourism Minister Jarkar Gamlin and the six legislators were denied tickets by the BJP.
Waii said the BJP has lost its previous glory in the eyes of the people for its "false promises".
"We will not just fight the elections but will form an NPP government in the state," Waii said.
Besides the eight BJP MLAs, a legislator of the Peoples Party of Arunachal (PPA) and 19 other saffron party leaders also joined the NPP.
The NPP, which is ruling Meghalaya along with the saffron party as an alliance partner, has decided to field 40 candidates in the Arunachal Pradesh assembly polls which will be held simultaneously with Lok Sabha elections in the state.
NPP general secretary Thomas Sangma said, "We will go it alone in Arunachal Pradesh and announce the candidates list on Wednesday."
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