Guwahati: The only Congress MLA Ronnie V Lyngdoh has actually signed up with the judgment National People’s Party (NPP) in Meghalaya. Congress is now entrusted to no representation in the 60 member state assembly.
Lyngdoh, who was chosen to the state Assembly in the 2023 elections from the Mylliem Assembly constituency in East Khasi Hills District, worked as the opposition primary whip.
Lyngdoh sent a letter of merger to Assembly Speaker Thomas A Sangma in the existence of senior NPP leaders, consisting of Deputy Chief Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar.
The Speaker later on stated that he analyzed Lyngdoh’s letter and discovered it in order according to Assembly guidelines.
“From now onwards, he (Lyngdoh) would be recognised as an MLA of the NPP in the Assembly,” the Speaker revealed.
Deputy Chief Minister Dhar likewise informed the media that Lyngdoh officially signed up with the NPP on Wednesday.
In the 2023 Assembly surveys Congress won 5 seats in the Meghalaya Assembly. 3 of the 5 MLAs signed up with the judgment NPP headed by Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on August 19 in 2015, while lawmaker Saleng Sangma was chosen to the last Lok Sabha election (2024) from the Tura Parliamentary constituency, lowering the variety of celebration members in the Assembly to simply one.
The NPP’s tally has actually increased to 33 MLAs, even more enhancing its position at the helm of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA), that includes the United Democratic Party (UDP) and Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP).
The UDP has 11 members, and HSPDP has 2 MLAs. With 2 MLAs, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likewise a partner of the MDA union federal government.
The Trinamool Congress in August 2023 was identified as an opposition celebration in the Meghalaya Assembly, and celebration leader and previous Chief Minister Mukul Sangma was designated as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP).
