Altogether they are fighting in 50 seats in the 60-member Manipur Assembly.CPI, which is dominant among the Left forces, conceded that they are fighting to regain their lost ground and rebuild the once glorious Left movement in the state. We had considerable number of seats and had played decisive role in state government formation. He also blamed the role of money and muscle power as one of the biggest problems for the Left. "Election results here depends a lot on money and muscle power. Our fight is to change this trend of Manipur and take it towards the path of peace and development," Kumar said.Assembly election in Manipur will be held in two phases in March four and eight.

Source: Economic Times February 20, 2017 04:07 UTC