Grassroot BJP leaders in poll bound Nagaland seem to be quite unhappy with the seat sharing formula between the Saffron Party and the NDPP. This is evident from the ongoing protest at the Kohima district BJP office which entered its fourth day today.

Although, the NDPP and the BJP are yet to announce their candidates for the 15-Southern Angami, the prevailing situation sends out a clear indication that the BJP workers are irked over the fact that the Neiphiu Rio-led party will be contesting from the seat as per the seat sharing formula agreed by both the parties.

Kohima BJP president Khrielie Usou said, “From day one all the karyakartas of Kohima district BJP are demanding only one ticket for the Kohima district excluding Tseminyu and that ticket should be given to Kropol Vitsu.”

Backing the demand of the Kohima BJP for giving a ticket to Er Kropol Vitsu, Khrielie Usou said: “What our stand is from day one is that ticket must be given to Mr Kropol who was from 15 Southern Angami 2. Why? Because when everybody had hesitated to join the BJP, Er Kropolu had willingly accepted our request and he joined our party with all his supporters and had resigned from NPF.”

“We have worked very hard for the party since last year, I should say, and now we have brought the party to a stage to a level that we are sure to win that. So, we request our leaders not to accept the others,” Usou added.

In fact, the BJP leader went on to request the BJP central leadership not to fall to the trap of the NDPP.

“So, we request our leaders not to accept the others. They should not fall to the trap of our partner NDPP and divert the BJP ticket.”

Expressing solidarity to the demand, the Kohima district BJP president said, “That is our stand and we stand by it from day one and we will stand by that.”