: Naga CM wins crucial round: BJP strongman Patton endorses alliance #IndiaNEWS #Other News By Nirendra DevNew Delhi, July 28 (IANS) After hours of his much talked about statement that he was not consulted

Naga CM wins crucial round: BJP strongman Patton endorses alliance #IndiaNEWS #Other News
By Nirendra DevNew Delhi, July 28 (IANS) After hours of his much talked about statement that he was not consulted before announcement of continuing with BJP-NDPP alliance, Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister Y. Patton on Thursday made a U-turn saying the fresh tie up will provide stability & clarity in governance.
I appeal to our karyakartas to continue working for the partys growth, he wrote in a series of tweets.
Patton is a BJP strongman and floor leader in the state assembly. His u-turn would bring in relief to the saffron party but more to the Chief Minister Rio and his party, NDPP, who were more than desperate for the alliance.
The 40:20 seat share in favour of NDPP was not palatable to several leaders and probable dissidents in the Nagaland unit of BJP and especially Patton. All these players had expressed confidence that there is now a Tsunami of support for the saffron party irrespective of the campaign by detractors on Christianity-Hinduism factor.
The further strengthening of the BJP-NDPP alliance will provide stability and clarity in governance and ensure swift developments. As we ready ourselves for the election, I appeal to our karyakartas to continue working for the partys growth, Patton tweeted bringing an end to the entire row.
Sources said some amount of persuasion was required to convince Patton to accept the continuing of the alliance.
The BJP-NDPP alliance (exactly 20:40) ratio was a brainchild of the then BJP general secretary Ram Madhav, who is often alleged of having a soft corner for Chief Minister Rio.
Even in 2018 the BJPs strike rate of 12 seats out of 20 it contested was much better (show) than the NDPP though the latter had contested 40 seats and Neiphiu Rio was projected as the chief ministerial face.
The NDPP could manage a modest 18 out of as many as 40 seats it had contested.
The Patton-Rio relationship had gone sour recently when the Chief Minister took away the juicy portfolio of Roads and Bridges from his deputy. In this case also, Patton had protested that he was not informed in advance and the NDPP argument was that it had consulted BJPs Nagaland in-charge Nalin Kohli.
On July 26, in an unprecedented move Home Minister Amit Shah met Rio and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and allowed a public statement on continuing the alliance.
Patton on Wednesday (July 27) accused Nalin Kohli of not consulting the state leaders including him before signing a paper to announce alliance with the existing partner NDPP for February 2023 elections.
An analyst says: Amit Shah may have different and complex plans to agree to this alliance. He may give rope to Neiphiu Rio to deliver something. Is it linked to the stalled Naga peace talks is anybodys guess.

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