Six BJP candidates in Arunachal Pradesh set to get elected unopposed

Guwahati: As many as six BJP candidates in Mukto in Tawang, Sagalee in Papum Pare, Tali in Kra Daadi and Taliha in Upper Subansiri district and at Roing, Lower Dibang Valley district are unopposed thereby signalling at winning unopposed in the assembly polls.

Union minister and Lok Sabha MP from Arunachal Kiren Rijiju stated in X, “One more BJP Candidate is elected unopposed in Arunachal Pradesh. @BJP4India candidate of 17- Ziro Hapoli Assembly Constituency Shri Hage Appa joins 5 BJP others who are elected unopposed. The leadership of PM @narendramodi ji has won the hearts of the people of North East”.

Apatani Youth Association president Tapi Mali had filed nomination from the People's Party of Arunachal (PPA) against BJP candidate for Ziro Hapoli, Hage Apa. The PPA has recalled the party ticket from Tapi Mali without citing a reason.


There was no candidate against Chief Minister Pema Khandu at Mukto assembly constituency, similarly first timer and retired engineer Techi Rotu of BJP is the only candidate who filed nomination for Sagalee assembly constituency.

At Tali in Kra Daadi, BJP candidate Jikke Tako is set to be elected unopposed for his second term and BJP leader Nyato Dukam of BJP is lone candidate to file nomination at Taliha in Upper Subansiri and Roing MLA Mutchu Mithi who recently joined BJP is likely to get unopposed seat from Roing again.

Wednesday was the last date for filing nomination.BJP has put up candidates for all 60 members of the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly. The assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh will be held in the first phase on April 19. Congress is contesting 34 seats.

The BJP won 41 seats in the 2019 Assembly polls, and subsequently, seven MLAs of other parties, including the Janata Dal-United, joined the BJP.

The BJP formed its first elected government in Arunachal Pradesh in 2019, even as Chief Minister Khandu had formed the BJP government in 2016 after he, along with several MLAs, left the Congress for the People's Party of Arunachal and then, joined the BJP.

Recently two National People’s Party (NPP) and three Congress MLAs joined the BJP.