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New Delhi, March 6: National People’s Party (NPP) national president Conrad K Sangma on Monday said that the new alliance forming the government will be named ‘Meghalaya Democratic Alliance 2.0’ with him as the chairman. He further informed that eight cabinet berths will go to the NPP, two to the United Democratic Party (UDP) and one each for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP). “From the 12 cabinet berths, four, including the chief minister, will be from the Garo Hills region and eight from the...

Shillong, December 19: Suspended Congress MLAs Ampareen Lyngdoh and Mohindro Rapsang resigned on Monday, and joined Meghalaya's ruling National People's Party (NPP) in presence of Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma. Sangma welcomed the two legislators to the party at a function held in Iewrynghep. Besides giving up their memberships of the Congress, the two legislators also resigned from the assembly. ''MLAs Ampareen Lyngdoh and Mohindro Rapsang tendered their resignations today at the office of the speaker,'' a senior assembly official told PTI. The speaker has accepted their resignation, he said....

Shillong, October 6: Meghalaya minister and BJP leader Sanbor Shullai asserted that his party will continue to support the NPP-led government in the state, amid speculations of the saffron camp withdrawing support to the coalition. Shullai's comments came almost a month after BJP's Meghalaya in-charge M Chuba Ao said the party would soon take a call on whether to continue its support to the NPP-led government in the state, following allegations of corruption against the Conrad K Sangma dispensation. "The BJP will not withdraw from the alliance, and will complete...