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Will Congress stage an encore and form the government in Manipur or will BJPmanage to gain a strong foothold in the state and get a majority? How big will be the impact of regional parties like that of Irom Sharmila’s newly-formed People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance? Here are the latest and live updates from Manipur assembly elections 2017.
* Big new : CM Okram Ibobi Singh set to win after taking an insurmountable lead.* BJP carves out some space and his now leading in 14 seats. While still close, Congress’ 15-year-rule here perhaps has never faced this much heat.
* Manipur may well turn out to be the closest battle. While BJP has taken commanding leads in Uttarakhand and UP , Congress is comfortably ahead in Punjab . Manipur is where the two parties are locked in a close tussle – each leading in 11 seats.
