Ashish Ranjan
Conrad Sangma to take oath on March 7: Conrad Sangma will be sworn in for his second tenure as Meghalaya’s chief minister on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to attend, according to officials.Mr. Sangma, who has reconciled with the BJP following a pre-election rift, asserted that he has a “absolute majority with 32 MLAs” in the 60-member assembly, but he refused to identify the supporting parties.
On Friday, the leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) submitted his resignation letter to Governor Phagu Chauhan and declared his intention to establish the new state government.The National People’s Party (NPP) emerged as the largest party in Meghalaya on Thursday, winning 26 of the 59 constituencies that went to the polls on February 27.
The United Democratic Party (UDP), which was the NPP’s coalition partner in the previous government, came in second with 11 seats. It only gained six seats in the 2018 elections.The Congress and the Trinamool Congress, commanded by Mamata Banerjee, each won five seats, while the BJP won two assembly segments.
According to the news agency ANI, Mr. Sangma was present at Raj Bhawan with a total of 29 newly elected Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs), 26 of whom are from the NPP, two from the BJP, and one independent.Assam Chief Minister Himanta Sarma tweeted earlier on Thursday that Conrad Sangma called Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking support to establish a government in the state, and his request was granted without delay.
Mr. Sarma stated that the national president of the BJP, JP Nadda, advised the state chapter of the party to support the National People’s Party in Meghalaya’s next government formation.The Congress, which won only five seats, referred to the renewed alliance as a “paradox,” noting that the BJP’s central leadership had called Mr. Sangma’s administration one of the “most corrupt” in the country.
Despite suffering a loss, Congress MLA Ronny V Lyngdoh of the Mylliem assembly constituency stated that the opposition will continue to collaborate with “like-minded” parties.
“The paradox resides therein. According to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the NPP is the most unscrupulous government. How can they collaborate with the same political party?” Mr Lyngdoh told news agency.
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Mr. Shah stated on February 16 at an election rally in the North Tura constituency that the BJP severed its alliance with the NPP prior to the Meghalaya elections so that it could contest all assembly seats and emerge stronger.
