NPP’s Conrad stakes claim to form Meghalaya government
HY News
04 March, 2023 11:56 am IST
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The Conrad Sangma-led National People’s Party (NPP) is likely to form the next coalition government in Meghalaya, with the support of the BJP and a few other legislators, even as the Hill State Peoples’ Democratic Party (HSPDP), whose two newly elected MLAs Conrad had listed in the support letter of 32 he had submitted to the Governor earlier on Friday, “withdrew” support later.
Late Friday evening, the HSPDP issued a statement saying the party had not “authorised” its two MLAs to “lend support” to the government formation.
In a letter to Conrad, HSPDP president K P Pangniang wrote, “the party has no role in this affair and, therefore, we withdraw our support to your party with effect from Friday.”
But even in the event the two HSPDP MLAs withdraw support, the NPP still seems to have a majority in the House. Fifty-nine Assembly seats had gone to the polls on February 27, with the election to the 60th seat, Sohiong, postponed after the death of a candidate.
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