Eastern Nagaland MLAs reject poll boycott call

Eastern Nagaland Legislators Union (ENLU), a forum of legislators from the state’s eastern districts, has decided to participate in the forthcoming assembly polls against the backdrop of a poll boycott call given by the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO).

In August 2022, the influential ENPO passed a resolution to abstain from participating in the 2023 assembly polls unless the demand for the formation of a separate state, comprising the six eastern Nagaland districts, is met.

In a statement on January 23, the Eastern Nagaland Legislators’ Union (ENLU) comprising Ministers, MLAs and advisors to various Departments said its members resolved not to boycott the elections.