Congress-CPI gain absolute majority in Manipur

Imphal, Feb 27 (UNI) Manipur offered a consolation prize to the Congress as the party in alliance with the CPI gained absolute majority in the ninth assembly.

Halting the anti-incumbancy wave in Punjab and Uttarakhand, the Congress on its own won 30 seats in a house of 60 while the Communist Party of India bagged four.

Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh's charisma proved magic for the party as it snuffed out the Opposition challenge convincingly. The Chief Minister not only created a record of sorts by surviving the entire five-year term in a state which had earned the reputation of a "state of defection", but his political acumen enabled the party to race towards majority.

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