<p>The newly formed People&#39;s Party of Arunachal Pradesh (PPA) is in crisis.</p>

<p>The newly formed outfit has suspended its own chief minister Pema Khandu, son of former chief minister Dorji Khandu, who died in a helicopter crash four years back. The reason for the sudden shift in position is not known but the PPA has decided to suspend seven MLAs. The PPA also would be taking disciplinary action against the MLAs.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Khandu is thereby barred from exercising his power and function as LPL (PPA)</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Suspended with immediate effect pending drawl of disciplinary proceedings, Khandu therefore ceases to be leader of Legislature party</p>
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<p>A floor test is expected to take place in Itanagar on Friday (today). Sources say that the ruling party decided to do away with the chief minister because of his continued closeness with the Congress.</p>

<p>Sources indicate that Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was pretty much clued into the affairs of the development, which took place in the North-Eastern state. Sources also say that it would not affect the chance of the BJP-supported government as the suspension would not destabilise the government.</p>

<p>The Congress had split last year with MLAs moving out of the stable lock, stock and barrel. Sources said that the MLAs had complained against Pema Khandu. The Congress tried its best to take legal recourse but the split in the party was so intensive that even legal help could not do much.</p>

<p>Ram Madhav, BJP general secretary, who is in charge of the state, said: &quot;The president does not have the power to remove the chief minister. BJP is supporting Pema Khandu&#39;s government. The chairman can only do so. Let&#39;s see what happens.&quot;</p>

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People's Party of Arunachal Pradesh suspended its chief minister Pema Khandu and seven MLAs

The newly formed People's Party of Arunachal Pradesh (PPA) is in crisis. The newly formed outfit has suspended its own chief minister Pema Khandu, son of former chief minister Dorji Khandu, who died in a helicopter crash four years back. The reason for the sudden shift in position is not known but the PPA has decided to suspend seven MLAs. The PPA also would be taking disciplinary action against the MLAs. Khandu is thereby barred from exercising his power and function as LPL (PPA) — ANI (@ANI_news) December 29, 2016 × Suspended with immediate effect pending drawl of disciplinary proceedings, Khandu therefore ceases to be leader of Legislature party — ANI (@ANI_news) December 29, 2016 × A floor test is expected to take place in Itanagar on Friday (today). Sources say that the ruling party decided to do away with the chief minister because of his continued closeness with the Congress. Sources indicate that Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was pretty much clued into the affairs of the development, which took place in the North-Eastern state. Sources also say that it would not affect the chance of the BJP-supported government as the suspension would not destabilise the government. The Congress had split last year with MLAs moving out of the stable lock, stock and barrel. Sources said that the MLAs had complained against Pema Khandu. The Congress tried its best to take legal recourse but the split in the party was so intensive that even legal help could not do much. Ram Madhav, BJP general secretary, who is in charge of the state, said: "The president does not have the power to remove the chief minister. BJP is supporting Pema Khandu's government. The chairman can only do so. Let's see what happens." (WION)

Arunachal crisis: Ram Madhav says ruling party will support CM Khandu

<p>Just two months after it came to power, the Congress lost its government in the eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh on Friday as 43 of its 44 lawmakers led by chief minister Pema Khandu merged with the People&#39;s Party of Arunachal, &nbsp;a regional party owing allegiance to the India&#39;s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA).&nbsp;<br />
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The Congress government had come to power two months back after Khandu and his group of Congress rebels deserted the PPA to return&nbsp;to the grand old party to form the government.<br />
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Khandu, who replaced&nbsp;Nabam Tuki following a dissident campaign in July, paraded &nbsp;the 42 members of legislative assembly (MLA) before assembly speaker Tenzing Norbu Thongdok, Indian news agency PTI reported. The assembly sources said the speaker accepted their joining the PPA. &nbsp;<br />
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Khandu had become the chief minister on July 16 following months of political turmoil that unseated Tuki, who himself was reinstated as chief minister by the apex court only two days before. The Supreme Court ruling had overturned BJP government formed by Congress rebels headed by Kalikho Pul, who was forced to resign on July 13.&nbsp;<br />
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The merger would be notified in the assembly bulletin, formalising the political development that leaves Congress, one of India&#39;s largest political parties, with governments only in Manipur, Meghalaya and Mizoram in the northeast.<br />
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NEDA convenor and Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarmah was quoted as saying that with PPA entering the NEDA, in which the 11-member BJP has considerable influence, &quot;the Khandu government is for all purposes an NDA government (ruling the country).&quot; &nbsp;<br />
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Meanwhile, in New Delhi, the Congress dubbed the new government in Arunachal as an &quot;illegitimate child of BJP&quot; and &quot;a diabolical design to decimate democracy&quot;.<br />
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The Congress had 44 lawmakers in a house of 60. However, following chief minister Kalikho Pul&#39;s death, one seat had fallen vacant. BJP, on the other hand, has 11 members including two independents.&nbsp;<br />
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The status of two Congress MLAs is yet to be decided as they put in their papers before the recent series of political developments that led to first Tuki government falling in January this year, imposition of President&#39;s rule and installation of the late Kalikho Pul government on February 19 for a short span, according to PTI.&nbsp;<br />
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(WION with inputs from PTI)&nbsp;</p>


The grand old party came to power only two months back after a top court ruling overturned the BJP government formed by Congress rebels

Just two months after it came to power, the Congress lost its government in the eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh on Friday as 43 of its 44 lawmakers led by chief minister Pema Khandu merged with the People's Party of Arunachal, a regional party owing allegiance to the India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA). The Congress government had come to power two months back after Khandu and his group of Congress rebels deserted the PPA to return to the grand old party to form the government. Khandu, who replaced Nabam Tuki following a dissident campaign in July, paraded the 42 members of legislative assembly (MLA) before assembly speaker Tenzing Norbu Thongdok, Indian news agency PTI reported. The assembly sources said the speaker accepted their joining the PPA. Khandu had become the chief minister on July 16 following months of political turmoil that unseated Tuki, who himself was reinstated as chief minister by the apex court only two days before. The Supreme Court ruling had overturned BJP government formed by Congress rebels headed by Kalikho Pul, who was forced to resign on July 13. The merger would be notified in the assembly bulletin, formalising the political development that leaves Congress, one of India's largest political parties, with governments only in Manipur, Meghalaya and Mizoram in the northeast. NEDA convenor and Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarmah was quoted as saying that with PPA entering the NEDA, in which the 11-member BJP has considerable influence, "the Khandu government is for all purposes an NDA government (ruling the country)." Meanwhile, in New Delhi, the Congress dubbed the new government in Arunachal as an "illegitimate child of BJP" and "a diabolical design to decimate democracy". The Congress had 44 lawmakers in a house of 60. However, following chief minister Kalikho Pul's death, one seat had fallen vacant. BJP, on the other hand, has 11 members including two independents. The status of two Congress MLAs is yet to be decided as they put in their papers before the recent series of political developments that led to first Tuki government falling in January this year, imposition of President's rule and installation of the late Kalikho Pul government on February 19 for a short span, according to PTI. (WION with inputs from PTI)

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