Meghalaya | HSPDP MLA's office set on fire for supporting NPP-BJP alliance
1 year, 10 months ago

Meghalaya | HSPDP MLA's office set on fire for supporting NPP-BJP alliance

The Hindu  

HSPDP MLA Methodius Dkhar's office in Shillong was set on fire allegedly by members of his own party as he supported the NPP-BJP coalition, senior NPP leader Prestone Tynsong said on Saturday. Mr. Dkhar along with party MLA Shakliar Warjri on Friday pledged support to the NPP-BJP alliance, which staked claim to form the next government in the state under the leadership of Conrad K. Sangma. Mr. Tynsong, the outgoing Deputy Chief Minister, told PTI that angry supporters of Hill State People's Democratic Party went to Mr. Dkhar's office in the Laitumkhrah area of the city on Friday night and set it on fire. The HSPDP decided to form an alliance with the TMC and Congress, but its two MLAs went ahead and supported the NPP-BJP coalition.

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Conrad Sangma welcomes BJP's decision to support NPP candidates in Meghalaya
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Conrad Sangma welcomes BJP's decision to support NPP candidates in Meghalaya

The Hindu  

Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People's Party president Conrad K. Sangma on March 25 welcomed the BJP's decision to support NPP candidates for the two Lok Sabha seats in the State and claimed that the NDA partners are coming together in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur for the parliamentary polls. The BJP had two days ago announced that the party …

4 MLAs from Congress, NPP join the BJP in Arunachal Pradesh
10 months, 3 weeks ago

4 MLAs from Congress, NPP join the BJP in Arunachal Pradesh

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Ahead of the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, two MLAs each from Congress and the National People’s Party joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday. Headed by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, the NPP is an ally of the BJP in Arunachal Pradesh. The event was attended by Assam’s Irrigation Minister and the …

Congress helps BJP ally topple Meghalaya tribal council
1 year, 6 months ago

Congress helps BJP ally topple Meghalaya tribal council

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Congress has helped the National People’s Party, an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party, topple a Meghalaya tribal council headed led by the United Democratic Party. On June 20, the NPP’s member of district council, Pyniaid Sing Syiem was elected as the new chief executive member of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council unopposed. His elevation came less than …

Talks are on for merger with NPP in Meghalaya: PDF leader
1 year, 9 months ago

Talks are on for merger with NPP in Meghalaya: PDF leader

The Hindu  

Talks are going on to merge the People's Democratic Front, an ally of the ruling coalition in Meghalaya, with the NPP ahead of the May 10 poll to Sohiong Assembly seat where the election was adjourned in February, a PDF leader said on April 13. If the proposed merger takes place, the strength of the National People's Party led by …

Meghalaya swearing in: Conrad Sangma’s cabinet to have 12 members. Full list
1 year, 10 months ago

Meghalaya swearing in: Conrad Sangma’s cabinet to have 12 members. Full list

Hindustan Times  

Days after the Meghalaya election where the National People’s Party became the single-largest party winning 26 seats, newly elected MLAs took oath at a special session of the state assembly on Monday. Meghalaya Governor Phagu Chauhan receives the letter of support from National People's Party leader Conrad Sangma to form the government in Meghalaya on Monday, {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} …

Meghalaya swearing in: Conrad Sangma’s cabinet to have 12 members. Full list
1 year, 10 months ago

Meghalaya swearing in: Conrad Sangma’s cabinet to have 12 members. Full list

Hindustan Times  

Days after the Meghalaya election where the National People’s Party became the single-largest party winning 26 seats, newly elected MLAs took oath at a special session of the state assembly on Monday. Meghalaya Governor Phagu Chauhan receives the letter of support from National People's Party leader Conrad Sangma to form the government in Meghalaya on Monday, Meanwhile, two major regional …

Meghalaya: PM Modi to Attend Swearing-in Ceremony of Conrad Sangma, His Cabinet Colleagues on Tuesday
1 year, 10 months ago

Meghalaya: PM Modi to Attend Swearing-in Ceremony of Conrad Sangma, His Cabinet Colleagues on Tuesday

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma and his cabinet colleagues on Tuesday, officials said. After registering a thumping win in Meghalaya assembly elections 2023, Conrad K Sangma-led and BJP-backed NPP alliance gathered more support on Sunday as two more parties — the United Democratic Party and the People’s Democratic Front — …

PM Modi to attend Meghalaya Assembly swearing in on Tuesday; UDP allotted two Cabinet berths
1 year, 10 months ago

PM Modi to attend Meghalaya Assembly swearing in on Tuesday; UDP allotted two Cabinet berths

The Hindu  

The United Democratic Party, a constant in every alliance government in Meghalaya since 2010 except for a five-year phase from 2013, has been allotted two berths in the Cabinet of the new five-party government to be headed by the National People’s Party. After the newly-elected MLAs took the oath of office on Monday, Chief Minister-designate Conrad K. Sangma said his …

Swearing-in Ceremony for Newly Elected Legislators in Meghalaya Gets Underway
1 year, 10 months ago

Swearing-in Ceremony for Newly Elected Legislators in Meghalaya Gets Underway

News 18  

The swearing-in ceremony for the newly elected legislators in Meghalaya got underway on Monday morning, with pro-tem speaker Timothy D Shira administering the oath of office and secrecy to the MLAs. All the 59 legislators would take oath as MLAs of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. Two Hill State People’s Democratic Party MLAs, who have won the elections, have also pledged …

More support arrives for Conrad Sangma’s NPP to form government in Meghalaya
1 year, 10 months ago

More support arrives for Conrad Sangma’s NPP to form government in Meghalaya

The Hindu  

The drama over the formation of government in Meghalaya ended on March 5, 2023, evening after two regional parties with 13 seats between them extended support to the National People’s Party. These parties met in State capital Shillong soon after NPP chief Conrad K. Sangma led a 29-member team of newly-elected members to meet Governor Phagu Chauhan and stake claim …

Constituency units back Meghalaya MLAs’ siding with NPP
1 year, 10 months ago

Constituency units back Meghalaya MLAs’ siding with NPP

The Hindu  

The Hill State People’s Democratic Party appeared to have softened its stand after asking its two newly-elected MLAs – Methodius Dkhar and Shakliar Warjri – to withdraw their support to the National People’s Party for forming the new government in Meghalaya. The new MLAs will be taking the oath of office on March 6 and Chief Minister and the council …

Meghalaya: Former CM Mukul Sangma Gets Life Threats on Social Media; Writes to Chief Secretary Seeking Action
1 year, 10 months ago

Meghalaya: Former CM Mukul Sangma Gets Life Threats on Social Media; Writes to Chief Secretary Seeking Action

News 18  

The All India Trinamool Congress Leader and former Chief Minister, Mukul Sangma has written to Meghalaya chief secretary DP Wahlang alleging threats to his life after some supporters of the National People’s Party threatened on social media to burn down his house. In a message to the Chief Secretary, the Trinamool MLA from Songsak said, “Deliberate incitement to spread hatred …

Governor invites Conrad Sangma to form govt; PM Modi likely to attend oath ceremony on March 7
1 year, 10 months ago

Governor invites Conrad Sangma to form govt; PM Modi likely to attend oath ceremony on March 7

Hindustan Times  

GUWAHATI: Meghalaya governor Phagu Chauhan on Saturday invited the National People’s Party-led coalition headed by Conrad Sangma to form the next government in the northeastern state, a day after a regional party withdrew the support extended by its two MLAs to the NPP-led alliance. The governor’s invitation to Sangma to form the government came a day after the HSPDP, in …

Leave NPP camp, Meghalaya NGOs tell regional party MLAs
1 year, 10 months ago

Leave NPP camp, Meghalaya NGOs tell regional party MLAs

The Hindu  

Members of at least three tribe-based organisations in Meghalaya have asked two newly-elected MLAs of the regional Hill State People’s Democratic Party to leave the National People’s Party camp headed by Conrad K. Sangma. They mounted pressure on the two MLAs — Methodius Dkhar and Shakliar Warjri — by staging a protest in Meghalaya’s capital Shillong and burning their effigies …

Tea costs Meghalaya parties shot at alternative govt.
1 year, 10 months ago

Tea costs Meghalaya parties shot at alternative govt.

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The cup that cheers dashed the hopes of six political parties, including the Congress and the Trinamool Congress, of forming an alternative government in Meghalaya. Soon after National People’s Party chief Conrad K. Sangma staked claim to form the government with 29 newly-elected members on Friday, the leaders of six other parties met at the residence of the State’s …

Meghalaya govt formation: Conrad Sangma submits support letter of 32 MLAs to Governor
1 year, 10 months ago

Meghalaya govt formation: Conrad Sangma submits support letter of 32 MLAs to Governor

Hindustan Times  

National People's Party president Conrad K Sangma on Friday submitted the ‘letter of support’ - signed by 32 MLAs from BJP, NPP, HSPDP, and two independents - to Meghalaya governor Phagu Chauhan, while staking claim to form the government in the northeastern state. NPP's Conrad Sangma and Meghalaya governor Earlier in the day, the outgoing CM had told the governor …

Open season: On Meghalaya polls and changing loyalties of politicians
1 year, 11 months ago

Open season: On Meghalaya polls and changing loyalties of politicians

The Hindu  

As a State used to coalition governments and the fluid loyalties of its politicians, Meghalaya has had at least a third of its 60 MLAs hopping parties during the five-year term of the outgoing Assembly. Even in the run-up to the elections scheduled for February 27, a National People’s Party candidate flipped sides to become the Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate, …

Meghalaya Assembly election | Rival party leaders back TMC candidate Andrew Shullai
1 year, 11 months ago

Meghalaya Assembly election | Rival party leaders back TMC candidate Andrew Shullai

The Hindu  

A Trinamool Congress candidate in Meghalaya has received unexpected support from leaders of rival parties, chiefly the National People’s Party. Laloo and NPP leader Brightstar Chyrmang have appealed to the people to vote for Andrew Shullai, the TMC candidate from the Jowai constituency. Mr. Chyrmang is the NPP’s member of the Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council. I told him to …

BJP will make NPP go the AGP way: Congress in Meghalaya
1 year, 11 months ago

BJP will make NPP go the AGP way: Congress in Meghalaya

The Hindu  

The BJP will weaken and eventually devour the National People’s Party, the Congress said in poll-bound Meghalaya. “The BJP will weaken and eventually swallow the NPP,” Bobbeeta Sharma, Congress media coordinator, told journalists in Shillong. Fellow party coordinator, Matthew Anthony said the BJP does not respect regionalism and the regional parties in Meghalaya’s coalition government aligned with the saffron party …

In poll season, turncoats on the rise in Meghalaya, Tripura
2 years, 2 months ago

In poll season, turncoats on the rise in Meghalaya, Tripura

The Hindu  

After some of their counterparts in Tripura, at least five MLAs are likely to change party colours in Meghalaya. Unlike Tripura, where the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its ally Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura have lost their MLAs to the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance or Tipra Motha and Congress, the constituents of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government are …

After BJP, regional ally slams National People’s Party in Meghalaya
2 years, 4 months ago

After BJP, regional ally slams National People’s Party in Meghalaya

The Hindu  

: After the Bharatiya Janata Party, a regional ally has stepped up the attack on the Conrad K. Sangma-led National People’s Party in Meghalaya. The unhappiness of the United Democratic Party with the NPP’s “tendency to take credit for all good things done since 2018” has assumed significance ahead of the Assembly elections in the State. The People’s Democratic Front, …

Meghalaya: 12 Congress MLAs join Trinamool Congress
3 years, 1 month ago

Meghalaya: 12 Congress MLAs join Trinamool Congress

India TV News  

Twelve of the 17 Congress MLAs in the Meghalaya Assembly on Thursday joined the Trinamool Congress, dealing a body blow to the grand old party in the northeastern state, their leader and former chief minister Mukul Sangma said. He said the decision to shift allegiance to Mamata Banerjee's party was taken after "exhaustive due diligence and analysis about how best …

Big blow to Congress, 12 of 18 MLAs in Meghalaya join TMC: Sources
3 years, 1 month ago

Big blow to Congress, 12 of 18 MLAs in Meghalaya join TMC: Sources

India TV News  

Highlights TMC said 12 of 18 Congress MLAs in Meghalaya have joined the party The leaders who switched parties included former chief minister Mukul Sangma With this move, TMC has become principal opposition party in the state In a big jolt to the Congress party in Meghalaya, 12 of its 18 MLAs in the state have joined the Trinamool Congress, …

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