Shillong, May 17: More than 10 sitting legislators including from the opposition All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) are likely to join the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) ahead of the 2023 Assembly elections.

“I don’t know whether they will resign before election or within this year but more than 10 sitting legislators (have expressed their interest to join the NPP),” NPP leader and cabinet minister Sniawbhalang Dhar told reporters on Monday.

He said such sitting legislators are from the opposition AITC, Congress, Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) and People’s Democratic Front (PDF).

Dhar however said there has been no UDP MLA who has approached the NPP and neither has any NPP legislator expressed desire to join the UDP camp.

“In fact, we requested all small parties to join us,” he said.

When asked, Dhar said that the party has requested the PDF MLAs to join its fold adding “we are waiting for them to take a call. I want all of them to join NPP.”

Stating that the NPP will try to get an absolute majority by winning more than 35 seats in 2023, the NPP leader affirmed that the MDA government will continue.