Union Home Minister Amit Shah's planned visit to Assam has been postponed, which has sparked speculations about the Election Commission's announcement of Lok Sabha poll dates.
The BJP has released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Assam with as many as five sitting MPs including union minister Rameswar Teli being dropped from the contest.
Drumming up support for NPP candidate for Shillong parliamentary constituency Ampareen Lyngdoh, party’s national general secretary and deputy chief minister Sniawbhalang Dhar on Thursday asked leaders from Jaintia Hills to work unitedly to ensure victory to the party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
National People’s Party (NPP) is hopeful of wining the Shillong parliamentary seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls after deciding to nominate cabinet minister Ampareen Lyngdoh as its candidate.
The three candidates include- former Mawlai MLA, PT Sawkmie; Former Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) Chief and MDC of Shella, Titoswell Chyne; and Former MLA of Nongthymmai, Dr. Jemino Mawthoh.
National People’s Party (NPP) national president and chief minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday said selection of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls will be based on ‘winnability factor’.
Sources said the party's central leadership, after receiving several complaints from the Assam unit, has directed chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and other senior members of the party to personally address aggrieved leaders
