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Sikkim Elections: Amid Electoral Bonds Saga, Why BJP Snapped Ties With Ally SKM

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BJP is the biggest beneficiary of the electoral bond scheme, according to the Election Commission. The SKM and the BJP had contested separately in the 2019 Assembly elections. The two parties stitched a post-poll tie after the BJP's tally of MLAs suddenly went up to 10 as SDF MLAs defected.

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Sikkim Elections: Amid Electoral Bonds Saga, Why BJP Snapped Ties With Ally SKM

Earlier this week, when much of the attention was still on the revelations from the controversial electoral bonds data, the tiny Himalayan state of Sikkim saw a major political development.On 23 March, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) broke off its alliance with the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) – and announced that the party will contest alone in the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state to be held during the first …

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