Written by Manoj C G | Shillong | Published: March 6 2018 4:47 am NPP chief and Lok Sabha MP Conrad Sangma. (Express Photo: Tashi Tobgyal/File) A day before National People s Party chief Conrad Sangma is to be sworn in as Chief Minister of Meghalaya fissures appeared in the non-Congress coalition his party and the BJP had cobbled up Sunday. Ardent Basaiawmoit president of Hill State People s Democratic Party (HSPDP) with two MLAs announced his party cannot be part of a government that has the BJP in it. Conrad s NPP played it down saying both MLAs of HSPDP were in touch with it. However late at night The Indian Express accessed the list of MLAs who will take oath on Tuesday and the HSPDP MLAs were not in it. BJP president Amit Shah and Home Minister Rajnath Singh are set to attend the oath-taking ceremony. NPP leaders said Conrad and 11 ministers will be sworn in. The UDP which has six MLAs also bargained hard. Its chief Donkupar Roy who was once CM wanted a key ministerial portfolio for himself. Through the day Conrad his brother James Sangma and Tynsong held hectic negotiations with Roy and other alliance partners. Finally it was decided that UDP will have three ministers and Roy will be made Speaker initially. There will be no threat to the NPP-led government even without the HSPDP. Without its two MLAs the NPP coalition still enjoys the support of 32 MLAs. Senior NPP leader Prestone Tynsong told The Indian Express that Basaiawmoit was being immature by taking such a stand. Rahul slams BJP Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the BJP of usurping power in Meghalaya through proxy. His comments came a day after the Congress failed to cobble up a coalition despite emerging as the single largest party. With just 2 seats the BJP has usurped power in Meghalaya through a proxy. Like in Manipur & Goa showing utter disregard for the mandate of the people. Obsessed instead with grabbing power using big money to create an opportunistic alliance he tweeted using the hashtag #DemocracyDemonetised. For all the latest North East India News download Indian Express App Get assembly election result LIVE updates from each constituency in Tripura Nagaland and Meghalaya Tags: Meghalaya Rahul Gandhi Socrates SantosMar 6 2018 at 7:50 amWhile it is a fact that most of RG s take on politics is below par there seems to be some thought-provoking substance in this one. That a party with just 2 seats can form a government in a state even without a pre-poll alliance should not be seen as a BJP or CONgress question because given half a chance CONgress would have done the same without batting an eyelid. It is a systemic deficiency the lacuna should be seen and evaluated from a standpoint that the cur consti_tution allows this to happen and any challenge is almost sure to fail in any court of law.(2)(1) Reply Awadh JhaMar 6 2018 at 7:46 amThe Congress has failed pilitically in cobbling a majority inspite of sending three top stalwards on the mission. And now this comment. Really bad for congress. They do not have any ideology now.(3)(1) Reply Sankaran KrishnanMar 6 2018 at 7:41 amOnce again Pappu Rahul proves he is immature and first why not slam your own Party leaders nd Observers who failed to get the support of the allies and if BJP with 2 MLAs can bring in unity among various Regional parties and why not the same was not able to be done by the Leadership of Rahul shows he is unfit for the post he holds and if he is honest and sincere enough he will vacate the seat and instead appoint a youngster with brain to lead from the front and who can revive the party right from the grass root level across the States and also the person should focus on doing the unlike Rahul who always going abroad for some reason but finding fault with the official trips of PM !!!(3)(1) Reply Cherian ManiMar 6 2018 at 7:23 amIsn t it time for Rahul to stop his arrogance and start minding his own Party s business ?(3)(3) Reply Chanakya InMar 6 2018 at 7:22 amPolitics were and are polluted by Congress. All parties are students of the same college run by Congress. Why blame now ? Go back to history and there are several such stories.(4)(1) Reply Load More Comments
Nagaland election: Chief Minister TR Zeliang s party Naga People s Front and its ally won 29 seatsShillong: Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang who heads the Naga People s Front or NPF that won 29 seats along with its ally in the assembly election said he will not resign. Mr Zeliang said he would meet with BJP president Amit Shah in New Delhi to discuss government formation in Nagaland. NPF chairman Shurhozolie Liezietsu has written to Amit Shah saying they were still friends . In Meghalaya the National People s Party or NPP leader Conrad Sangma has met with Governor Ganga Prasad to stake claim to form government. The Congress under the leadership of Mukul Sangma earlier in the day had said it is the single-largest party to get votes and that it should be invited to form government in Meghalaya. The Congress is 10 seats short of the halfway mark at 31. Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Ahmed Patel flew from Delhi to Shillong to talk to regional parties for support. Associates have assured support in the last one hour. The BJP is out of the fray; they are trying to create mischief Kamal Nath told NDTV. Here are the live updates of government formation in Nagaland and Meghalaya: Mar 05 201814:23 (IST) As Amit Shah entered the Rajya Sabha of which he is a member he took a Tangkhul Naga haora muffler and draped it around his neck. BJP lawmakers and ministers in the upper house greeted him with loud cheers and thumping of desks.Mar 05 201814:21 (IST)Naga Scarves Victory Signs; BJP Celebrates Big Northeast Win In ParliamentBJP lawmakers and ministers celebrated the party s latest election victory by wearing scarves in the colours of the Northeast in Parliament on Monday. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in parliament BJP chief Amit Shah presented him with a traditional Naga scarf and then a large party contingent posed with beaming smiles and holding up the v sign for victory for photos near the PM s office.Mar 05 201800:10 (IST) Legislators of the BJP and the IPFT will meet in Agartala on March 6 to elect their leader Tripura BJP president Biplab Kumar Deb said today. The BJP has 35 legislators and the Indigenous People s Front of Tripura has eight. Union minister Nitin Gadkari will be present at the meeting Mr Deb said.Mar 04 201823:47 (IST) The newly elected legislators of the alliance partners NDPP BJP and others will meet today to elect senior NDPP leader Neiphiu Rio as their leader. Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party secretary general Abu Metha said the coalition is proposed to be named the People s Democratic Alliance. The first sitting of MLAs of the alliance partners would be held tomorrow (Monday) to officially elect Rio as the leader Mr Metha said.Mar 04 201822:14 (IST)Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has resigned today a day after the Congress failed to secure majority in the assembly election. The governor has accepted his resignation and asked Mr Sangma to be in charge till a new government is formed a Raj Bhavan official said. Since the whole election process is over the chief minister has to submit his resignation and I did. Further course of action will follow as per convention Mr Sangma told news agency PTI.Mar 04 201822:07 (IST) Himanta Biswa Sarma the BJP s main strategist in the northeast who stitched up the brand-new coalition in Meghalaya took a sharp dig at the Congress and its chief Rahul Gandhi for what he called was their immature handling of the job at hand. I think they have faltered in their judgment Mr Sarma told NDTV.Mar 04 201821:36 (IST) The top-most priority is the Naga political issue. People want peace. And when peace comes development will happen. You remember when I was CM we fought the underground together. We have to give a push to the Naga issue. PM Narendra Modi had signed the Naga Framework Agreement... negotiations are going on. When people are united the solution will come. The people support the BJP and also my party. I am grateful to the people. We are happy that we are going to have a strong and stable government to take up big issues and development agenda. I am inviting him (PM Modi) in the swearing in ceremony. Neiphiu Rio Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) NagalandMar 04 201821:16 (IST) Like-minded parties had a common interest. All parties came together to work under an alliance. It s not about help from BJP. They are part of the alliance. There is a large anti-incumbency against the last government. Most parties who fought the election was against the last government. Conrad Sangma National People s PartyMar 04 201820:49 (IST)The National People s Party met Meghalaya Governor Ganga Prasad and staked claim to form the next government in the state. The NPP which secured 19 seats on its own has the backing of six United Democratic Party (UDP) legislators four People s Democratic Front (PDF) MLAs two each from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Hill State People s Democratic Party (HSPDP) MLAs and an independents taking the combined strength of the alliance to 34. This leaves the ruling Congress despite retaining 21 seats lagging in the numbers game.Mar 04 201820:45 (IST) Congress s Mukul Sangma later taunted the BJP for attempting to form the government with just two members. They want to fire from the shoulder of other political parties the outgoing chief minister told reporters after submitting his resignation from the post.Mar 04 201820:44 (IST) Conrad Sangma who was earlier said to reluctant to be projected as his party s presumptive chief minister said he agreed to assume the responsibility on the insistence of the coalition partners. He is the son of former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma who founded the NPP that is now run by the Sangma family.Mar 04 201820:08 (IST) We don t have pre-poll alliance with anybody. Right from the time of campaigning we knew that BJP NPP and UDP were together and it has been proved now. Mandate was actually given to Congress. Vincent Pala Congress working president MeghalayaMar 04 201819:54 (IST) In Meghalaya non-Congress government of NPP-UDP-BJP will take oath on 6 March. To be followed by Nagaland and Tripura on 7 and 8 March. Ram Madhav BJPMar 04 201819:37 (IST) Currently we have 34 members NPP 19 BJP 2 UDP 6 HSPDP 2 PDF 4 and one independent. The number is likely to go up. Rahul Gandhi sent four senior leaders of the party to Shillong without any calculations on government formation. I don t see maturity in him Himanta Biswa Sarma BJPMar 04 201818:59 (IST) It s positive that regional parties got together to work for the region. It s people s decisions and we need to respect that. Kiren Rijiju BJPMar 04 201818:33 (IST) Happy to share that 34 newly-elected members belonging to NPP UDP PDF HSPDP BJP and one independent member are meeting the governor to stake claim to form government in Meghalya. Conrad Sangma will be the leader of this coalition. Himanta Biswa Sarma BJPMar 04 201818:31 (IST) The next two-three days are very crucial because the assembly s term will end. The house expires on March 7. Before that everything has to take place and by tomorrow everything will be clear. Conrad Sangma National People s Party MeghalayaMar 04 201818:27 (IST) We will bring transparency. We are concerned about development and will focus on implementing central schemes. It s not about being the single-largest party; it s about having the majority. Conrad Sangma National People s Party MeghalayaMar 04 201818:18 (IST)National People s Party or NPP leader Conrad Sangma meets with Meghalaya Governor Ganga Prasad to stake claim to form government. Oath-taking on March 6: news agency ANI.Mar 04 201818:03 (IST)Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang who heads the Naga People s Front or NPF that won 29 seats along with its ally in the assembly election said he will not resign. Mr Zeliang said he would meet with BJP president Amit Shah in New Delhi to discuss government formation in Nagaland. NPF chairman Shurhozolie Liezietsu has written to Amit Shah saying they were still friends .Mar 04 201817:23 (IST) Congress submits letter to Meghalaya governor stating that Congress has named Mukul Sangma as the leader of the Meghalaya Congress legislature party: news agency ANIMar 04 201815:04 (IST)In Meghalaya Kingmaker UDP Donkupar Roy Keeps Up Suspense For Congress NPP CoalitionThe United Democratic Party that won six seats in Meghalaya assembly elections and could get to decide who forms the next government in the state suggested that it would support the political formation that is able to provide a stable government.Mar 04 201815:01 (IST) Himanta Biswa Sarma and Donkupar Roy of the UDP are meeting inside Dr Roy s house.Mar 04 201814:39 (IST) BJP s Kiren Rijiju along with Himanta Biswa Sarma and Congress s Mukul Sangma reaches United Democratic Party headquarters in Shillong.Mar 04 201814:31 (IST) Respect mandate of the people. I met Governor and I have indicated that I will come back with letters of support from like-minded people. BJP has only 2 MLAs how would they like to form the government? They want to fire from the shoulder of other political parties: Mukul Sangma in ShillongMar 04 201813:59 (IST) Kiren Rijiju: BJP parliamentary board has sent me to communicate to the UDP that we are with them and will support the formation of a non-congress government in Meghalaya.Mar 04 201813:57 (IST) Senior BJP leaders meet leaders of regional party in Meghalaya. BJP leaders and union ministers Kiren Rijiju and KJ Alphons meet with leaders of UDP.Mar 04 201813:07 (IST) Kiren Rijiju tweets: Newly elected MLA Shri A.L. Hek is declared the Leader of BJP Legislature Party in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly.Newly elected MLA Shri A.L. Hek is declared the Leader of BJP Legislature Party in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. pic.twitter.com/aQ8a4v04ah- Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) March 4 2018Mar 04 201812:06 (IST) Independent lawmaker Samuel M Sangma meets Himanta Biswa Sarma at Assam Bhawan in Shillong.Mar 04 201811:44 (IST) A day after Holi the results of Northeast elections again created an environment of festival. You must think why I am discussing it here. I m not seeing it as victory and defeat of political parties significant is that entire nation was involved in Northeast s celebrations:PM Narendra Modi.Mar 04 201811:30 (IST)Donkupar Roy Former Chief Minister and head of the UDP to NDTV:We haven t decided who to supportBiggest priority for us is a stable governmentIf NPP has 19 MLAs will they stick together?We ask the same question of the CongressHave been in touch with both sides Not correct to say we are inclined towards the BJPMar 04 201810:45 (IST) The BJP s Himanta Biswa Sarma and Alphons Kannanthanam are likely to meet the governor at 1 pm today for a courtesy call.Mar 04 201809:31 (IST)Congress Moves Swiftly In Hung Meghalaya Late Night Call To GovernorFaced with the prospect of being pipped by regional parties the Congress which emerged as the single largest party in a hung Meghalaya verdict met with Governor Ganga Prasad late last night staking claim to form government.Mar 04 201809:31 (IST)Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath to NDTV:We met the governor Told him that we should be given the first shot at forming a govt There are clear guidelines in place that say that the single largest party should be called first.Mar 04 201808:30 (IST) BJP s key strategist for the Northeast Himanta Biswa Sarma told NDTV that regional parties should join hands and form a non-Congress government in MeghalayaNo more content CommentsClose X
ALSO READ Hung Assembly in Meghalaya Cong single largest party Congress leads in 21 NPP in 14 seats in Meghalaya Meghalaya polls: Congress leads in early trends Meghalaya trends: Cong leading in 3 UDP in 2 seats 443 file nominations for Meghalaya polls span.p-content div id = div-gpt line-height:0;font-size:0 Meghalaya has 66 per cent crorepati MLAs or 39 out of 59 elected MLAs in the state legislative assembly-2018 having individual wealth of over Rs 1 crore a report here said on Sunday. During previous elections in 2013 60 per cent MLAs had wealth over Rs 1 crore. According to a report by the Meghalaya Election Watch (MEW) and the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) seven MLAs did not declare their sources of income. Only one MLA Bendic R Marak from the state s second largest National People s Party (NPP) has declared criminal cases registered against him which include one for criminal trespass one for voluntarily causing hurt and the third one for acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention. The Meghalaya elections were held on February 27 for 59 out of 60 seats. Of the winning legislators 23 had declared assets over Rs 5 crore while five had assets below Rs 5 lakh. According to the Meghalaya Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms the Congress that emerged as the largest party with 21 seats has 15 or highest number of rich MLAs. Other parties whose MLAs declared assets worth over one crore rupees include the NPP -- 12 out of 19 United Democratic Party (UDP) -- four out of six both of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) two of four of People s Democratic Front (PDF) one of the two MLAs of Hill State People s Democratic Party (HSPDP) the lone MLA of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and two of the three Independent MLAs. According to the report the average of assets per MLA contesting the Meghalaya Assembly Elections 2018 is Rs 7.18 crore. In 2013 the average assets of MLAs worked out to Rs 7.77 crore. The top three richest MLAs are Metbah Lyngdoh from UDP with assets over Rs 87 crore Dasakhiatbha Lamare from NPP with assets over Rs 40 crore and Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar from HSPDP with assets worth over Rs 29 crore. NPP MLA Pongseng Marak declared the lowest assets of Rs 2.99 lakh. --IANS kd-ps/nir/bg (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
NEW DELHI: It is being widely speculated that the matrilineal state of Meghalaya may be gearing up for its first female chief minister - Agatha Sangma of the National People s Party (NPP). However the NPP chose to keep its cards close to its chest today when asked if it would give the state its first woman chief minister reported ANI. You will come to know at 5pm said NPP leader Conrad Sangma when asked if his sister Agatha would be elevated to the top post in the state. The NPP emerged as a strong contender this election season winning 19 seats - the second-highest tally after the Congress which won 21 seats. According to political analysts the Congress may not be able to muster enough support to form government and may be replaced by an NPP-led government. The NPP has categorically dismissed the possibility of an alliance with the Congress - citing the fact that it fought against the Congress in this election. Instead it is talking to like-minded people. We are talking to like-minded people and I will not take names at this stage. Our newly-elected MLAs will have to sit down and deliberate said Conrad. All options are open as of now he shared. It is interesting to note that though the NPP is an ally of the NDA at the Centre it did go up against the BJP in many constituencies including South Tura which Agatha won.
Written by Lalmani Verma | New Delhi | Published: March 5 2018 3:59 am Congress supporters celebrate the win of Meghalaya CM and Congress candidate Mukul Sangma after he won his constituency. Sangma also emerged as Songsak constituency winner. (PTI Photo) Related News Behind Congress miss in Meghalaya bitter past with regional partiesDelhi confidential: In and OutCongress leaders meet Meghalaya governor stake claim to form governmentThe Congress had focused all its energy on Meghalaya in the recent round of Assembly elections but the party lost 18 of 29 seats it had won in the state in 2013. It did however win 11 seats it had lost in 2013. Meghalaya on Saturday threw up a hung Assembly with the ruling Congress bagging 21 seats down from 29 in 2013 and falling 10 short of a simple majority. In the 18 seats the Congress lost 11 of them went to National People s Party (NPP) an ally of the BJP at the Centre and a member of the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance. The Congress lost nine seats with a margin of less than 1 000 votes. In 2013 its average victory margin in the state was 2 144 which is now 2 000. Of the 10 seats the party could retain this time the party witnessed a decrease in victory margin in four Umroi Nongpoh Rangsakona and Ampati. It recorded a rise in victory margin in East Shillong Mawsynram Ranikor Selsella Mahendraganj and Salmanpara. Among the 18 seats the Congress won in 2013 but lost in 2018 11 were won by NPP two by People s Democratic Front (PDF) two by Hill State People s Democratic Party (HSPDP) and one each by BJP Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement and an Independent. The Congress lost Umsning seat to PDF by 70 votes only. The party was third in North Shillong with a margin of 448 votes compared to the winner. It lost Mylliem to PDF by 465 votes Sohiong to HSPDP by 622 votes Mawphlang to an independent candidate by 718 votes Mawkyrwat to HSPDP by 458 votes Kharkutta to NPP by 809 votes Raksamgre to NPP by 624 votes and Dalu to NPP by 784 votes. The party won Rambrai Jyrngam by a margin of 3 803 votes defeated NPP in Mendipathar by 2 677 votes and in Chokpot by 2 051 votes. For all the latest North East India News download Indian Express App Get assembly election result LIVE updates from each constituency in Tripura Nagaland and Meghalaya More Related News Three northeast states only five Lok Sabha seats: Why this is a big deal Meghalaya election results 2018: Full list of winners Tags: Meghalaya elections SS. RoseMar 5 2018 at 7:22 pmThe Congress is being plagued by ill luck. That it lost many seats by small margins only shows that as in Gujarat it was a case of so near and yet far enough to lose cheaply. It cannot even find allies to form government though it acquired the largest party status. After Goa and Manipur Congress was outwitted in Meghalaya. That BJP with just two seats should be part of the new government in Meghalaya is the biggest irony! Congress biggest foe is not the BJP but the secular lot who have no problem supping with the communal party! What an irony! In Gujarat Congress win was thwarted by NCP and in Meghalaya by NPP both clones of INC! Unless Congress secures majority in Karnataka its sad story of so near and yet so far will continue! Sad for Rahul. He reminds one of Bahadur Shah taking charge at a time when the sun was setting on the Moghul Empire!(0)(0) Reply
ALSO READ It s victory for Modi s politics of development: Amit Shah Verdict in Meghalaya is for change: Amit Shah Local poll results proof of people s unbreakable faith in BJP: Shah Meghalaya most corrupt : Shah BJP joins hands with NDPP for Nagaland assembly polls span.p-content div id = div-gpt line-height:0;font-size:0 Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP President Amit Shah are likely arrive in Meghalaya on Tuesday to participate in the swearing-in ceremony of the National People s Party (NPP)-led government in the state Assam BJP leaders said on Monday. Both leaders are to arrive here on Monday and spent the night. They would leave for Shillong on Tuesday the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders said here on Monday evening. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Health and Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Assam BJP president Ranjit Dass are likely to receive Rajnath Singh and Shah at the https://www.codecademy.com/kfckk Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International airport near Guwahati. NPP chief and son of former Lok Sabha Speaker Late P. A. Sangam Conrad Sangma is likely to be sworn-in as the Chief Minister of the non-Congress government on Tuesday. The NPP managed to win 19 seats in the polls and got the support of 15 more legislators -- including six from the United Democratic Party (UDP) four from People s Democratic Party (PDP) two from BJP and one Independent legislator -- taking the strength of the combined alliance to 32 in the 60-member House. Another regional political party Hill State Peoples Democratic Party (HSPDP) had on Sunday announced support to Conrad Sangma-led NPP government but the HSPDP on Monday expressed its unwillingness to become part of a government with the BJP. But the alliance still has 32 legislators required to form the government. --IANS ah/him/nir (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
SHILLONG: Meghalaya PWD minister and Congress candidate Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh has won from East Shillong constituency defeating her nearest BJP rival Neil Antonio War by over 5 000 votes. Meghalaya home minister and Congress candidate H Donkupar R Lyngdoh lost to Hill State People s Democratic Party (HSPDP) contestant Samlin Malngiang by 622 votes. Polling for 59 seats of the 60-member Meghalaya assembly was held on February 27.
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