Shillong, Nov 3: The United Democratic Party (UDP) on Tuesday pulled out of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA-II) Govt wit Conrad Sangma as Chief Minister a couple of weeks after its MLAs joined BJP and NPP.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC), after Metbah Lyngdoh resigned as its president.
According to UDP General Secretary, Titosstarwell Chyne, the party president has informed the CEC that he has resigned as Cabinet Minister and submitted his resignation to the Chief Minister on Saturday.
Chyne said the committee felt that the party should withdraw from the government following its president’s departure from the Cabinet and unanimously urged Lyngdoh to formally withdraw the UDP’s support.
He maintained that Lyngdoh’s resignation was voluntary and was not prompted by any external pressure.
Notably, 8 of its MLAs joined the BJP in September, with the Assembly Speaker recognising the merger on October 16.
