Manipur State Congress Party

Manipur State Congress Party
Founder Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh
Founded 1997
Headquarters People’s Road, Imphal- 795001, Manipur
ECI Status De-recognised state party[1]
Seats in the Legislative Assembly
5 / 60
Election symbol
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Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP) is former political party in the Indian state of Manipur. The party was founded in 1997 by Wahengbam Nipamacha. The party was formed after a group of ministers and legislators, led by former Speaker Nipamacha, broke away from the ruling Indian National Congress and floated the Party which subsequently formed the next government.[2] "Cultivator Cutting Crop" is the election symbol of the party.[3][4] Nipamacha then became the chief minister of a coalition government led by the party. In the 1999 Lok Sabha elections, then-MSCP candidate Th. Chaoba Singh (now part of the BJP) got elected and became union minister during Atal Behari Vajpayee’s tenure as Prime Minister.

The Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP) merged back with the Congress with its five party MLAs on 4 April 2014.[5] The last party president was Y. Mani Singh.[5] It was de-recognised by Election Commission of India in June 2015.[6]

Elections

In 2002 Legislative Assembly elections in Manipur, Party had contested on 42 out of 60 seats and had won seven seats, and five of them joined the Congress.[4] In 2007 Assembly elections, party had contested on 6 seats but failed to win any seats.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Chaudhari, Kalyan (16 February 2002). "Uncertain in Manipur". Frontline. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Election Symbols of Registered Political Parties in India" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Election Commission of India - State Elections 2002 - Party Wise Position in Manipur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Manipur party joins Cong". Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  6. ↑ "ECI de-recognises MSCP". www.thesangaiexpress.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  7. ↑ "Partywise position in Manipur - 2007". Retrieved 13 March 2014.


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