CAP names party president Bharat Basnett as its candidate for Sikkim LS seat, announces other names for 3 assembly seats

Bharat Basnett is pitted against Gopal Chettri, president of the Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee (SPCC) and independent candidate Beena Rai

Sikkim Assembly polls 2024: CAP announces first list of 14 candidates, 2nd list on Mar 24

Of the 14 names, 13 are first-timers. Party spokesperson Mahesh Rai has been fielded from Namchi-Singithang, the seat won by Sikkim CM and SDF supremo Pawan Chamling since 1985

Sikkim: Bharat Basnett CAP’s new president

Basnet replaces incumbent party president LP Kafley

Sikkim Polls 2024: CAP’s CM candidate Ganesh Rai to contest from Melli

With elections due in a few months in Sikkim, politicking has picked up pace in the Sikkim

Sikkim polls: SKM leader Jacob Khaling says CAP will cease to exist after 2024 polls

Jacob Khaling said that he has made the right prediction about the CAP's future

Sikkim: CAP CM candidate Ganesh Rai and supporters allegedly attacked in Soreng Chakhung Constituency

Visuals showed glasses of vehicles used by the CAP in its campaign shattered and also police trying to bring the situation under control.

𝗚𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗞𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗶 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗖𝗔𝗣’𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲

The Citizen Action Party of Sikkim today announced Ganesh Kumar Rai as the party's face for the post of Chief Minister in the state elections

Sikkimese identity will be main issue in 2024 polls: CAP leader Bharat Basnett

He said that Sikkim is in dire need of reformative politics whether it be economic reforms or political reforms.

Sikkim: Former Cong leader Bharat Basnet joins CAP

After joining the party, Basnet said that the current Krantikari Morcha (SKM) government in Sikkim is corrupted and anti-Sikkimese