Manipur State Congress Party

The harvesting farmer, the election symbol of the Manipur State Congress Party

The Manipur State Congress Party ( MSCP ) is a regional party in the Indian state of Manipur that existed between 1997 and 2014.

Party history

The party was founded in 1997 by dissidents of the Congress Party under the leadership of Wahengbam Nipamacha in Manipur. The party provided the government and chief minister of Manipur from 1997 to 2001 . She was also briefly represented in the Indian government under Prime Minister Vajpayee with a post of State Secretary . After the loss of government power in Manipur, there were internal party disputes and a faction split off under the name of Manipur National Conference . In the following time the political importance of the party continued to decline.

Before the 2014 general election , there was speculation about plans to reunite the MSCP with the Congress Party. On April 3, 2014, all five members of the MSCP parliamentary group in the Manipur parliament, along with a significant number of the MSCP governing bodies, including Party President Gaikhangam Gangmei, joined the Congress Party. However, not all party members of the MSCP agreed with the union. The MSCP thus de facto dissolved.

Election results in Manipur

Below are the results of the MSCP in the elections to the Manipur Parliament (60 MPs). In the all-Indian elections for Lok Sabha she was twice successful in 1998 and 1999 and was able to win the constituency of Inner Manipur .

year	choice	be right	Parliament seats
1998	India Election for Lok Sabha in 1998	0.05%	1/543
1999	India Election for Lok Sabha 1999	0.06%	1/543
2000	Parliamentary election in Manipur 2000	26.28%	23/60
2002	Parliamentary election in Manipur 2002	12.4%	7/60
2007	Parliamentary election in Manipur 2007	1.86%	0/60
2012	Parliamentary election in Manipur 2012	8.39%	5/60

Individual evidence

↑ Kalyan Chaudhury: ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: Uncertain in Manipur . Each political party in the state is contesting the two-phase polls on its own, leaving scope for post-electoral alliances. In: Frontline . Volume 19, Issue 04 (English, frontline.in [accessed January 31, 2015] Feb. 16 - March 1, 2002).
↑ Iboyaima Laithangbam: Party high command looking into MSCP-Congress merger: Gaikhangam Gangmei. The Hindu, March 25, 2014, accessed January 31, 2015 .
↑ Manipur State Congress Party merges with Congress. The Times of India, April 4, 2014, accessed January 31, 2015 . }
↑ Manipur State Congress Party merges with Congress. The Times of India, April 4, 2014, accessed May 30, 2016 .
↑ MSCP on 'part' merger with INC. Hueiyen Lanpao, April 4, 2014, accessed January 31, 2015 .
^ Election Results - Full Statistical Reports. Indian Election Commission, accessed on January 31, 2015 (English, election results of all Indian elections to the Lok Sabha and the parliaments of the states since independence).

[Chaudhury-1] Kalyan Chaudhury: ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: Uncertain in Manipur . Each political party in the state is contesting the two-phase polls on its own, leaving scope for post-electoral alliances. In: Frontline . Volume 19, Issue 04 (English, frontline.in [accessed January 31, 2015] Feb. 16 - March 1, 2002).

[2] Iboyaima Laithangbam: Party high command looking into MSCP-Congress merger: Gaikhangam Gangmei. The Hindu, March 25, 2014, accessed January 31, 2015 .

[3] Manipur State Congress Party merges with Congress. The Times of India, April 4, 2014, accessed January 31, 2015 . }

[4] Manipur State Congress Party merges with Congress. The Times of India, April 4, 2014, accessed May 30, 2016 .

[5] MSCP on 'part' merger with INC. Hueiyen Lanpao, April 4, 2014, accessed January 31, 2015 .

[6] Election Results - Full Statistical Reports. Indian Election Commission, accessed on January 31, 2015 (English, election results of all Indian elections to the Lok Sabha and the parliaments of the states since independence).