Appreciating their decision to join BJP, CM Pema Khandu (right) said that the BJP under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the only party with a difference. Photo: PTIItanagar: Twenty three Congress councillors of Itanagar Municipal Council (IMC), out of 25, officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Itanagar Wednesday evening in presence of chief minister Pema Khandu and BJP state president Tapir Gao. The IMC comprised 30 councillors and 26 councillors belonged to the Congress. After expulsion of one of the members from the party, total Congress councillors in the IMC stood at 25, reported CMO. Appreciating their decision to join BJP, Khandu said that the BJP under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the only party with a difference.

Source: Mint April 27, 2017 05:03 UTC