Shillong, Jan 16: NPP national president and chief minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday said his party will take a call on a post poll alliance based on the election results. Sangma told reporters that the NPP has always maintained that it is going to fight the elections on its own.

“…we never have a pre-poll alliance; that’s our principle that we always follow but, as I said, post-election, yes, we are always discussing with like-minded parties and that is the situation we will see when it comes,” he said.

When asked if the NPP will continue to work with the BJP, Sangma however said, “I’m not saying that we will or we will not but as the election results come, let us wait for that and let’s see; election has not even been held… forget the results.”

On the BJP and other coalition partners attacking the NPP, Sangma said, “We are in the coalition, we have worked together but as election approaches each political party has their own story to tell and each one will try to take a political mileage out of the situation.”

He said it is not surprising that the BJP and other political parties are competing with the NPP in many seats. “That’s how politics is and (we) will be fighting in the election, so let’s see how things happen,” he added.