Exit of former MLAs will not cause political loss: Congress

The Congress on Friday said the exit of five former Congress MLAs to join a regional party in Manipur will not "create any political loss" for the country's oldest party.

"We have efficient candidates in all the constituencies," a senior Congress leader told PTI.

The five former Congress legislators had resigned from the party on Thursday and joined the North East India Development Party (NEIDP).

The Congressmen who joined the regional party were R K Anand, E Chand, Dr Ng Bijoy, Dr I Ibohanbi and K Sarat.

The Congress leader said it was "good" that the former MLAs had left as some of them were "apprehensive about not getting party tickets for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections."