National People’s Party (NPP) President Conrad Sangma was sworn in as Meghalaya chief minister by Governor Ganga Prasad at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP National President Amit Shah, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and many other luminaries. It has forged an alliance with United Democratic Party (UDP) that won six seats, People’s Democratic Front (four 4 seats), Hill State People’s Democratic Party (two seats), Bharatiya Janata Party (2 seats), and independent legislator Samuel Sangma. The coalition has been dubbed as “Meghalaya Democratic Alliance.”A couple of days ago, the NPP legislators chose Conrad Sangma as their leader, and letters from the NPP legislators and coalition partners were sent to the Meghalaya governor in this regard. According to official sources, the governor suggested Sangma form the government provided he proves his majority in Legislative Assembly by March 16.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 06, 2018 18:45 UTC