BJP now main opposition in Sikkim as 10 SDF MLA's join party

The SDF MLAs met BJP Working President J P Nadda and joined the party in the presence of its General Secretary Ram Madhav, who is in charge of the party's affairs in the Northeast

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The MLAs join the BJP in the presence of party National General Secretary Ram Madhav (sixth from left), in New Delhi, on Tuesday Photo: PTI

Archis Mohan New Delhi

1 min read Last Updated : Aug 14 2019 | 2:32 AM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday emerged the principal Opposition party in the Sikkim legislative Assembly after 10 legislators of the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), led by former chief minister Pawan Kumar Chamling, joined the BJP.

This has brought the BJP closer to forming the government in Sikkim.

The SDF MLAs met BJP Working President J P Nadda and joined the party in the presence of its General Secretary Ram Madhav, who is in charge of the party’s affairs in the Northeast.

The MLAs — 10 of the 13 — who joined the BJP include five-term MLA Dorjee Tshering Lepcha, who served

Topics : BJP Sikkim

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