Two Congress MLAs join BJP in Arunachal Pradesh

In Arunachal Pradesh, two Congress MLAs have joined BJP, reducing the strength of the party to one in the House of 60 members. State assembly secretariat has accepted the defection of MLAs Wanglin Sawin representing Khonsa East and Gabriel Denwang Wangshu from Kanubari constituency from Congress to BJP



and has accordingly published it in its bulletin. 

With the joining of the two Congress MLAs, BJP's strength in the assembly has gone up to 49, while the Congress now is being represented only by former Chief Minister Nabam Tuki. The Peoples' Party of Arunachal has ten MLAs.