Imphal: In the midst of the counting of votes for the Manipur assembly elections, chief minister N Biren Singh offered prayers at The Shri Govindji Temple in Imphal on the day of the election verdict on Thursday and prayed for the BJP government to come to power with a majority in the state. Speaking to the news agency after offering prayers at the temple here, he said, "I have prayed to God that the next five years should be equal to the last five years with peace and development and the BJP will form the government with an absolute majority. ”
About 89 out of 20,48,169 voters in the two-phase election to the 60-member Manipur Assembly on February 28 and March 5. 3% cast their vote. This year's voting percentage is higher than that of the 2017 and 2012 assembly elections when 86 respectively. 4 percent and 79 percent. 5% of the voters exercised their franchise.
A total of 265 candidates, including 17 women candidates from various political parties including The Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress, National People's Party and Janata Dal (United), are trying their luck in the electoral fray this time.
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