Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) president Pawan Kumar Chamling on Friday, April 12, 2024, claimed that Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang will convert all 12 assembly seats reserved for the Bhutia and Lepcha (BL) tribal communities into scheduled castes (SC) constituencies if he comes back to power.
Polling for the lone Lok Sabha constituency and 32 assembly seats in the Himalayan state is scheduled on April 19.
"The delimitation of assembly constituencies is scheduled to take place in 2026 and my apprehension is that Tamang, if he returns as the chief minister after the elections this year, will manipulate the process to get 12 seats reserved for the tribal Bhutia and Lepcha communities as reserved seats for SCs," he said while campaigning in Mangan district.
