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Hello Jammu News at 1:55:00 PM 0

Shillong, Sep 22: The United Democratic Party (UDP), coalition partner of the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance, has suggested that an UDP leader be the common candidate of the alliance from Shillong Lok Sabha seat in the general election next year.

UDP general secretary Jemino Mawthoh told reporters on Friday that the MDA should field common candidates from both Shillong and Tura parliamentary seats.

The Shillong seat is being represented by the opposition Congress leader Vincent H Pala for the past 10 years. However, the UDP claimed that the MDA had a better chance from the constituency with the Congress already on "downhill slide" in the state.

"We would also like to propose that the common candidate for the Shillong seat should be from the UDP, while Tura seat should go to the National Peoples Party (NPP) since we being the main parties in the coalition government," he said.

Mawthoh, however, said that the UDP would further discuss the proposal with the other coalition partners to ensure win of the MDA candidates from both the seats in the upcoming LS polls.

Meghalaya has two Lok Sabha seats.

To a question, the UDP leader alleged that the Congress was on a downhill slide in Meghalaya and the recent resignation of its tallest leader D D Lapang would no doubt affect the party performance in the elections.

"His (Lapang) resignation only indicated that the Congress is going downhill and is in a disarray and unorganised otherwise a leader of his stature would not have taken such a decision," he said.

Whether the UDP will approach Lapang, a five-time chief minister, Mawthoh said that the party would definitely meet the veteran leader soon to discuss if he would join the MDA. (PTI)
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Shillong, Mar 6: National People’s Party (NPP) president Conrad Kongkal Sangma and son of former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma, was today sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Meghalaya.
Governor Ganga Prasad administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr Sangma and his Ministers at a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan.
Mr Sangma was given ten-day time to prove his majority on the floor of the House.
Along with Mr Sangma, eleven other Legislators of the newly installed Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government – four from the NPP, three from the United Democratic Party, two from the People’s Democratic Front and one each from the Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) and BJP - were administered the oath of office and secrecy as Cabinet Ministers.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president Amit Shah, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and designated Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio among others witnessed the swearing-in ceremony on the lawns of the Raj Bhavan.
BJP’s key strategist in the Northeast Dr Himanta Bishwa Sarma was also present.
The Ministers, administered the oath of office and secrecy, were Prestone Tynsong (NPP), James Sangma (NPP), A L Hek (BJP), Sniawbhalang Dhar (NPP), Comingone Ymbon (NPP), Metbah Lyngdoh (UDP), Lakmen Rymbui (UDP), Kyrmen Shylla (UDP), Banteidor Lyngdoh (PDF), Hamlet Dohling (PDF) and Samlinv Malngiang (HSPDP).
Admitting that heading a coalition government a “challenging task”, Mr Sangma appealed to all the members of the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance to work together as a team to ensure that Meghalaya reached new heights.
“The real challenge and the real work starts today. All MLAs of different political parties must work and in that we may face several challenges, but surely we will become successful, ” he told reporters.
He said, “Coalition will always face the challenges and there is no doubt about it. If we say there is no challenge then we are running away from the truth. We have to face those challenges. As a coalition partner we need to communicate and respect each other, ” Mr Sangma said.
Moreover, the Chief Minister said it was his duty and responsibility to carry everyone all along. UNI
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Shillong, Mar 6: The NPP leader Conrad Sangma was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Meghalaya on Tuesday here.
State Governor Ganga Prasad administered the oaths of office and secrecy to the new ministers - which included members from BJP and the regional parties like UDP, HSPDP and PDF besides NPP.
Son of former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma, Conrad is at present Lok Sabha member from Tura and will have to get elected to the state legislature within next six months.
The swearing-in of the new ministry marks the end of Congress rule in the state.
With Tuesday's swearing in, the Congress is now left with power only in the states of Punjab, Mizoram and poll-bound Karnataka.
As part of power sharing formula, UDP leader and former chief minister Donkupar Roy is likely to
be the new Speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. UNI
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New Delhi/Shillong, Mar 3: The NPP founded by P A Sangma has emerged a key player in the corridors of power in Congress-ruled Meghalaya even as Agatha Sangma, daughter of former Lok Sabha Speaker, has established early leads in South Tura assembly segment.
Notwithstanding the fact that NPP - now being led by Lok Sabha MP and son of P A Sangma Conrad is all set to wrest power in alliance with BJP and other regional players, former Union Minister Agatha Sangma was leading ahead of BJP nominee Billykid A Sangma by a modest margin of 274 votes only.
Though alliance in Manipur and in the centre, in Meghalaya, BJP and NPP fought against each other.
In North Tura also NPP nominee Thomas A Sangma could establish comfortable lead against Noverfield R Marak of Congress by a convincing margin of 2041 votes.
The Congress has won 9 seats and is leading in 11 more but NPP was leading in 16 and won three seats so far.
BJP which put up 47 candidates was leading in two but regional players like UDP, HSPDP and Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement also did well and this will in the ultimate upset Congress efforts to retain power in the hilly state.
Senior Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Ahmed Patel left for Meghalaya from Delhi on Saturday to explore possibilities of tie ups with independents and others in the state in the eventuality of a hung assembly. 
According to results and trends so far, while two Independents have already won, two are leading in respective segments.
In the 60-member assembly, the magic number to form government is 31. 
Counting of votes began at 8 am for 59 seats as election was countermanded in Williamnagar of Meghalaya following killing of NCP candidate on February 18.
Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Saturday won from the both the Assembly constituency- Ampati and Songsak of Meghalaya.
In his traditional Ampati Assembly constituency, the veteran Congress leader won by a huge margin of 8104 by defeating BJP’s Bakul Chandra Hajong.
He had won from this constituency by a margin of 9096 votes in 2013 Assembly polls.
In Songsak constituency, the Chief Minister won the seat by a margin of 1830 votes. UNI 
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New Delhi, Mar 3: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that the trends suggest that there is a "new direction" in northeast and this will have impact in national politics also.
"In Meghalaya, we will have requisite numbers to form a non-Congress government with the support of NPP and UDP," Mr Rijiju told reporters.
He said both National Peoples Party (NPP) of Conrad Sangma and United Democratic Party (UDP) are already "partners of BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance" and therefore their support to BJP is possible.
On Nagaland, he said National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP)-BJP will be able to form government. He also confirmed that the NPF, which has been BJP ally from 2003 but parted ways in the run up to the polls, has also started moving back to the saffron party.
NPF has now started reaching out to the ruling dispensation in the Centre.
NPF sources said the party is not against "realigning with BJP" as it wants a congenial atmosphere for the "ongoing political dialogue" In the run-up to the recently-concluded Nagaland assembly elections, the BJP and the NPF were engaged in a vitriolic verbal war. 
The NPF’s chief, Dr Shürhozelie Liezietsu, had even declared the 2018 Nagaland assembly elections as a choice between ‘outsiders’ and ‘Naga identity’ while asking voters not to ‘gamble with their faith, culture and identity.’
On the other hand, the BJP has also attacked NPF reminding it of the 15-year alliance that existed between the two parties prior to the 2018 Nagaland assembly elections.
In Nagaland, the BJP parted ways with its two-decade old partner NPF and chose to ally with newly floated NDPP.
Former Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio of NDPP is now expected to lead the new government if the results favour the NDPP-BJP alliance. UNI
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Shillong, Feb 23: Parties like BJP, National People's Party (NPP), United Democratic Party (UDP) and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have mentioned the mining issue in its 'manifesto' and 'documents' to woo the voters in the poll-bound Meghalaya.
The BJP which is leaving no stone unturned to oust the ruling Congress government led by Chief Minister Mukul Sangma in its "vision document" promised to put back on the track the coal mining issue in 180 days if voted to power.
The party also assured to promote mining of mineral resources with a sense of responsibility towards the protection of the environment and regenaration of forests.
The National People's Party (NPP) led by Conrad Sangma in its 'people's document' which was released on Thursday, promised that the party will come up with an appropriate Mining Policy to uphold the interests of the people. 
It assured to work towards finding amicable and acceptable solutions to the current ban on major and minor minerals including coal.
NPP chief Conrad Sangma had attacked the Congress party on mining issue, and alleged that Mukul Sangma government did not prepare policy in this matter.
"If you want mining to re-open in Meghalaya, vote for NPP. We will find a solution in this matter," Mr Sangma assured people at a rally in Jowai.
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) vowed to bring a mining policy with the consent of the people.
It also proposed to use method of scientic mining.
Regional party like United Democratic Party (UDP) has promised to weigh this issue from the prespectives of people's economy, and the vital duty of protection of environment if voted to power.
The ruling Congress party, however, has not released its manifesto so far despite only few days are left for the polls.
The polling for the ensuing Assembly polls is scheduled to be held on February 27, and results will be announced on March 3. UNI
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Shillong, Feb 20: With only few days left for the February 27 polls, the campaign in Meghalaya has started taking pace with the visit of politicians and Cabinet Ministers from the BJP-led Narendra Modi Government, and Congress party.
In last few days, various politicians from Delhi and other parts of the country have campaigned in this hills state for their respective parties and tried to woo the voters by making different promises on women safety, corruption and development.
Among the high profile BJP Ministers and leaders who visited poll bound Meghalaya were Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, Smriti Irani, Amit Shah, Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Manoj Tiwari. They appealed people to vote BJP for ‘development’ in the state.
Two former chief minister and veteran Congress leaders Oommen Chnady, Tarun Gogoi, former Union minister Anand Sharma, Congress Lok Sabha members Gaurav Gogoi, and Sushmita Dev campaigned for the Mukul Sangma Government.
Notably, party’s president Rahul Gandhi has also begin his second leg campaign on Tuesday to woo the voters. He will address various meetings in the state, during his two-days visit.
Both the parties have started trading charges against each other on various issues including corruption and development.
In addition, the death of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate Jonathone Sangma in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast has also soared the political temperature of the state with with the United Democratic Party (UDP) demanding National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe and BJP alleging Mukul Sangma government that it failed to control law and order in the state.
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday had demanded CBI probe in to the incident.
Party’s state General Secretary termed it as "political murder" and alleged that Jonathone Sangma was targeted on the influence of a political party and only two security personnel were provided to him.
However, the Congress party condemned the incident and said that violence can never be the answer to any problem but believes that participation in the democratic process is the solution if one wants to serve and work for the growth and development of society and state. 
The party had also appealed to the people of Meghalaya to be aware and alert and not allow "divisive forces" to take advantage during this period of electioneering and foment trouble and violence in the name of caste, creed, religion or language. 
In last week, during a rally of BJP chief Amit Shah which witnessed thin attendance here in Shillong, Mr Shah had called Dr Sangma's government most corrupt by alleging it of doing scams after scams, and assured people to make Meghalaya a model state if BJP voted to power.
The party is also accusing the ruling Congress of trying to communalise the polls.
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani had made effort to strike cord with women electorates in Meghalaya by promising that if BJP voted to power, a dedicated women police force would be in place to ensure security of the women.
The ruling Congress is also leaving no stone unturned to retain its power by accusing BJP of trying to impose 'Hindutva' agenda in this Christian dominated state with its divisive politics.
Their party leaders had attacked BJP over issues like demonetisation, GST, employment and price rise of essential commodities.
The Congress party has also called the National People's Party (NPP) led by Conrad Sangma as 'B' team of BJP.
The National People’s Party (NPP) which is eyeing to emerge as the single largest party had charged the Congress government on various issues including health and employment and urged people to vote for change for posterity.
Apart from that parties like UDP in its manifesto has promised that it will raise the age bar for entry to government jobs from the present age of 27 years to 32 years with five years more relaxation for SCs/STs of the state.
On mining issue, the party promised to weigh this issue from the perspectives of people’s economy and the vital duty of protection of environment if voted to power. Besides the party also proposed to provide free education to children hailing from the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families in the state at least upto the graduate level. UNI
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Kohima/Shillong, Feb 19: In the election season in north east, amid hyped campaign by the BJP for a Congress-free region - where the grand old party had been a dominant force - the regional forces seemed to be making the most of it. 
In Nagaland, the BJP has readily agreed to play second fiddle to the newly floated Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and entered into an alliance having conceded 40 seats out of 60 to the partner. On the other hand in Meghalaya too, in all likelihood the country's ruling party is reconciled to regional forces getting upper hand - provided that ensures ouster of the Congress.
The incumbent Congress Chief Minister Mukul Sangma is in office since 2010 and is credited for giving stability in political leadership to the state. The Congress is effectively in power in this northeastern state for last 15 years.
In the run up to the February 27 elections now in Meghalaya, the Nationalist People's Party (NPP) founded by Late P A Sangma has emerged a key player and even a 'contender' for power - possibly in understanding with regional forces like United Democratic Party, Hills State Democratic Party (HSDP) and of course BJP.
In fact, last few months political developments suggest, emergence of NPP - now being led by Conrad Sangma - as a pan-north east India party. "It is evident that the NPP and the leadership of Conrad Sangma has inspired new hopes for the region," says a NPP spokesperson Arlene M N Sangma.
The party is part of the BJP-led government in Manipur and it has evoked keen interests among ticket seekers in Nagaland.
The Nagaland Congress (NC), a state-level party, merged with the National People's Party earlier this month. The NPP is also in alliance with the state's ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) and JD(U). 
The NPP claims to play harbinger of real transformation in north east. Among others, the NPP has fielded 27-year-old Wededie-U-Kronu from 3 Dimapur-III hoping to enter the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, which is yet to get the services of any woman legislator so far. 
Among the regional players in these poll-bound states, NPF remains a force as it still runs government in Nagaland even as the party suffered desertion at various levels as the turncoats and even former Chief Minister Neiphio Rio joined the NDPP and is now seen as a new chief ministerial face yet again. 
In the Garo Hills of Meghalaya, the Garo National Council is another party in the reckoning and is expected to be a major player in at least 3-4 assembly segments out of six it is contesting. The United Democratic Party in Meghalaya is part of the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance. 
Paul Lyngdoh, UDP’s working president, said it was time that regional parties should rule Meghalaya and work sincerely onissues like boundary disputes and development. 
Similarly, HSPDP is also a major player in many constituencies.
According to HSPDP sources, the Congress is losing its supporters to the UDP-HSPDP alliance. 
In Meghalaya, where polling is now due on February 27 along with Nagaland, there is yet another lesser known party - Khun Hynniewtrep Awakening Movement (KHNAM).
In Tripura too, where elections are already over, regional tribal-based parties hope to do well. N C Debbarma-led Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) has contested in nine constituencies in Sunday's elections in alliance with the BJP.
There is yet another tribal outfit Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (INPT) led by former MLA Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl, also a former guerrilla leader of the Tripura National Volunteers, which contested this year's polls.
In the event of a hung assembly in Tripura - where the CPI-M led Left Front is in power for last three decades - the regional forces can walk away with a lion's share of the cake. UNI



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