Mukul Sangma

Constituency units back Meghalaya MLAs’ siding with NPP 

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Constituency units back Meghalaya MLAs’ siding with NPP 

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma with State Governor Phagu Chauhan and others during a meeting to submit his resignation and stake claim to form the government, in Shillong on Friday. File | Photo Credit: ANI  The Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) appeared to have softened its stand after asking its two newly-elected MLAs – … Read more

12 Meghalaya MLAs punch Congress hard, join TMC

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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 … Read more