N.C.P. ANNOUNCES SUPPORT TO NAGALAND’s C.M. WITHOUT MENTIONING B.J.P.

MUMBAI, Mar. 9, 2023 (TBINN)
Bowing to the wishes of its elected legislators, Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (N.C.P.) has announced support to Nagaland’s Chief Minister Neiphu Rio, but stopped short of saying whether it would be part of the government.
After a meeting with Sharad Pawar and Baramati Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule, N.C.P.’s general secretary Narendra Verma said the N.C.P. chief decided to accept the leadership of Chief Minister Rio in the larger interest of the state of Nagaland.
But, N.C.P.’s statement made no mention of Bhartiya Janta Party, which is also a coalition partner of Rio’s Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (N.D.P.P.).