Shillong, March 7: UDP leader and newly sworn in cabinet minister Paul Lyngdoh on Tuesday referred to the Conrad K Sangma-led MDA-II government as a “dream team” and said the expectations are well justified.

“We have a team which is comparatively more mature and there is more quality in it in terms of the experience and educational qualification of the various members of the cabinet,” Lyngdoh told reporters.

The West Shillong legislator added, “As I said, this looks to be a more cohesive, a more experienced, qualitatively far better cabinet so it is a dream team…the expectations are well justified.”

Stating that the allocation of the portfolio is the prerogative of the chief minister, Lyngdoh said, “I am sure he will use his sense of balance to ensure every minister is able to perform to the optimum.”

The UDP, which is the second largest party with 11 members, has been given two cabinet berths.

When asked if his party can perform with just two cabinet berths, the UDP leader however said, “Well, quality is everything, number is nothing. You can have any portfolios and you don’t deliver and you have one minister holding five departments and he delivers so well, so that is the comparison.”

Whether there is any agreement among the UDP MLAs for sharing of the cabinet berths, Lyngdoh said, “I am not privy to any such information. Let’s live one day at a time and make the best use of that single day and let’s perform today and again perform tomorrow. We will take one day at a time.”

To another query, the West Shillong legislator said, “Qualitatively Meghalaya deserves better and my sincere attempt right from the word go is to optimize the potential that God has given me and I am sure that goes for every member of the cabinet.”