Meghalaya Democratic Alliance 2.0: 8 cabinet berths to go to NPP, 2 to UDP, 1 each to BJP and HSPDPThe decision was taken in the meeting of the ally parties of the National People's Party (NPP) in Meghalaya held on Monday in Shillong.
UDP, PDF extend support to Conrad Sangma's NPP in MeghalayaUDP and PDF were partner of six party government which ruled Meghalaya since 2018. In this election UDP has won 11 seats. Both the parties ...
Meghalaya: Invited by Governor to take oath on March 7, says Conrad SangmaNPP leader Timothy D. Shira was sworn as Protem Speaker of Meghalaya Assembly in Raj Bhavan. On Monday MLAs will take oath in the assembly.
NPP chief Conrad K Sangma stakes claim to form govt in Meghalaya; ally BJP says 34 MLAs backing himAddressing a press conference before going to Raj Bhawan, Sangma said, "We have an absolute majority. The BJP has already extended its supp...
Meghalaya PHE Minister Renikton Lyngdoh, 4 MLAs resign from the AssemblyThe Election Commission announced the assembly election schedule in three northeastern states. Tongkhar, who is also the legislator of Hill...
Demand for dividing Meghalaya on ethnic lines grows ahead of Oct 30 by-electionThe by-polls to the three seats -Mawryngkneng, Rajabala and Mawphlang - were necessitated after the death of the sitting MLAs.
Meghalaya Democratic Alliance reshuffle: Two ministers dropped, portfolios redistributedPublic Health and Engineering Minister Samlin Malniang of HSPDP and Fisheries Minister Comingone Ymbon of NPP were dropped. The Chief Minis...
Power tussle in Meghalaya: BJP hints post-poll allianceThe Congress has sent senior leaders Kamal Nath, Mukul Wasnik and Ahmed Patel to Shillong to avert a situation like Manipur and Goa.
It's a fight between regional parties and Congress in MeghalayaAround 372 candidates are in fray for February 28 assembly polls out of this 32 are female candidates. The state has 60 member assembly.
BJP to engage private agency to assess the win ability of candidates in MeghalayaAmit Shah will visit Meghalaya shortly. Lyngdoh said, “We are having core committee meeting and will finalise strategy for the polls. Shah ...
Realignment of political forces ahead of 2018 assembly polls in MeghalayaBoth the parties are likely to contest around 36 assembly seats spread across Khasi and Jantia hills in 2018 assembly polls. Meghalaya has ...
HSPDP retains Nongstoin Assembly seat in MeghalayaThis is the second loss for the ruling Congress in a span of one month after it lost badly in the Garo tribal council elections held last m...
Campaigning picks up for November 21 Assembly bypoll in MeghalayaThe by-election was necessitated following the death of sitting legislator Hoping Stone Lyngdoh of HSPDP on September 26.
Meghalaya government to implement Building Bylaws in all major townsThe announcement came in the wake of the Opposition HSPDP serving a deadline to the government to withdraw the notification and warning of ...
- Regional parties support ILP demand
Regional political parties in Meghalaya have vouched in support of the pro-Inner Line Permit activists whose three-day night road blockade ...
Congress on way to retain power in MeghalayaThe Congress is on course to return to power in Meghalaya winning 12 seats and leading in at least 16 others in the 60-member Assembly
- No bifurcation of Meghalaya: CM
The Meghalaya government has no intention to bifurcate the state.