Election to the Rajya Sabha seat in Meghalaya will be held on June 19. (Representational)
The Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) has put forth the name of National People's Party state president WR Kharlukhi as the consensus candidate of the ruling coalition for the lone Rajya Sabha seat in the state, party leaders said today.
Election to the seat in Meghalaya will be held simultaneously with other states on June 19 and Tuesday was the last date for filing nomination papers.
The MDA, however, will take a final call on his candidature in a meeting on June 17, they said.
"Our candidate WR Khalukhi is in the process of speaking to all the coalition partners in the run up to the elections," a senior National People's Party leader said.
Opposition Congress has fielded former legislator Kennedy Khyriem for the lone Rajya Sabha seat.
Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Commissioner and Secretary, Andrew Simons, said two candidates have filed nominations.
The ruling MDA constitutes NPP, United Democratic Party, Peoples Democratic Front, BJP, Hill State Peoples Democratic Party, NCP and three Independents.
The Congress has 19 legislators in the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly.