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- ↑ "Congress stalwart Gegong Apang joins BJP". Times Of India. 20 February 2014.
- ↑ Geogang Apang resigns Congress to join BJP
- ↑ My Neta Profile
- ↑ Omak Apang cuts his hair
- ↑ Apang’s family seeks CBI probe
- ↑ Double blow for former CM
- ↑ Arunachal West at Election in