The Congress has made a "checkmate" by reaching out to Dr Celestine Lyngdoh and suspending the two other MLAs - Gabriel Wahlang (Nongstoin) and Charles Marngar (Mawhati) for six years before they could execute their decision to join the NPP.
Amid speculations that atleast three Congress MLAs are planning to switch over to the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) soon, the grand old party on Friday suspected two of its MLAs over anti-party activities.
According to the result, the BJP won 113 out of 116 seats in the eight zilla parishads, the Congress secured two seats, while one seat went to the CPI-M.
NPP leader and cabinet minister Rakkam A Sangma on Tuesday said the party high command would take a call on the BJP’s decision to support the Congress from Tura parliamentary seat in the Lok Sabha election.
In a startling revelation ahead of the Gambegre bye-poll, BJP Meghalaya’s vice president and Tura MDC, Bernard Marak, has revealed that Tura Lok Sabha MP, Saleng Sangma, had sought BJP’s support during the parliamentary election, held earlier this year.
Speaking to reporters after the CEC meeting, UDP chief Metbah Lyngdoh said, “We are yet to know when the ADC elections are going to be held but we feel it is high time for the party to reorganize itself at the state, district and block level as part of gearing up its preparation.”
Shillong, Aug 6: The United Democratic Party (UDP) will soon take a call on whether to contest the upcoming Gambegre bye-election.
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The Congress-led 18-party United Opposition Forum Assam (UoFA) has announced that their alliance will continue till the 2026 assembly elections in the state to oust BJP from power.
