Shillong (Meghalaya), Mar 6: Conrad Sangma, chief of the National People’s Party (NPP), is set to take oath as Meghalaya chief minister on Tuesday, marking the return of regional parties at the helm of the hill state’s politics after a decade.

 

Sangma will oversee a rare alliance of four regional parties—the NPP, United Democratic Party (UDP), People’s Democratic Front (PDF) and Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP)—as well as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and an independent.

 

Shillong(Meghalaya) Mar 4:  The BJP  said that it will "inspire" the regional parties to respect the public mandate and form the non-Congress government in Meghalaya."We have less role to play in the formation of the new government but we will inspire the regional parties and the NPP (National People's Party) to come together and form the new government," Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

 

 

Shillong (Meghalaya) , Mar 03: The ruling Congress bagged one seat and was leading in 21, with the National People’s Party (NPP) ahead in 16 and the BJP in four in the vote count so far for the Meghalaya assembly on Saturday.

 

The Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) and People’s Democratic Front have won one seat each, and were leading in one and two seats, respectively. 

 

Shillong (Meghalaya), Feb 25: With the last day of campaign falling on Sunday, political parties and candidates in poll-bound Meghalaya are organising  mega rallies in their respective constituencies .

 

The rallies were a kind of show of strength before going to the polls on February 27.

 

Trying to discourage opponents ahead of the poll day is a common feature among candidates by holding public meetings with thousands of supporters as well as road shows by marching on the streets or taking out a cavalcade of vehicles.

          By : Evanjoplin Dkhar 

 

 

Shillong(Meghalaya), Feb 23: Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor today expressed confidence that the party will come back to power in Meghalaya as he claims that the BJP has no “record of delivery” nationally.