10 years ago
Manipur election results 2017 remain inconclusive with neither the Congress nor the BJP able to get a majority - the ruling Congress managed 28 seats, 3 short of forming government in the north-eastern state. The BJP that won 21 seats - its best performance in the state in decades - gave a tough fight to Okram Ibobi Singh's 15-year-rule to rank second.
The personal challenge to the Chief Minister had also come from debutante Irom Sharmila, the activist who last year ended an iconic 16-year long fast against alleged army excesses facilitated by the Armed Forces Special Powers Act or AFSPA. But a humiliating defeat was handed over to the 'Iron Lady' of Manipur with less than 100 votes to her tally.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had vowed to end an economic blockade led by the United Naga Front which has crippled the state's transport and deprived it of essential supplies. The BJP has accused the Congress of orchestrating the protests calling it "the handiwork of Chief Minister".
The personal challenge to the Chief Minister had also come from debutante Irom Sharmila, the activist who last year ended an iconic 16-year long fast against alleged army excesses facilitated by the Armed Forces Special Powers Act or AFSPA. But a humiliating defeat was handed over to the 'Iron Lady' of Manipur with less than 100 votes to her tally.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had vowed to end an economic blockade led by the United Naga Front which has crippled the state's transport and deprived it of essential supplies. The BJP has accused the Congress of orchestrating the protests calling it "the handiwork of Chief Minister".
