IMPHAL, September 4: A member of Autonomous District Council Tamenglong who was elected in the recent ADC election on a Congress ticket has joined the BJP and NPF alliance in the district.
According to sources, BT Thambou who was elected from the Haochong ADC Segment on a Congress ticket joined the Democratic Alliance of Tamenglong.
It is also learnt that Thambou has joined the DAT camp presently at Khuman Lampak.
Before his joining the DAT camp, the camp had eight NPF members and five BJP members.
With his joining the camp has 14 members now.
Following his joining, another independent candidate Charles Lingdiyang of Tamenglong DCC segment have joined the alliance taking the total number of members in the alliance to 15.
It may be mentioned that protesting against the government not allowing formation of the Tamenglong ADC even after the oath taking ceremony of the elected members, the Committee for the Formation of the ADC/ Tamenglong had banned national and State projects in the district.