Meghalaya By Polls

Election Commission shared a post on X - a flashback from 2008 - when Adolf Hitler was arrested by John F Kennedy in Meghalaya. The anecdote was shared by the poll panel as the country gears up for Lok Sabha polls this year.

The first election that the US and UK-trained Conrad Sangma, who now runs the National People's Party (NPP) formed by his father PA Sangma, fought in 2004 had resulted in a narrow defeat.

After the voting concludes in Meghalaya and Nagaland today, the exit poll results, which are based on research by various agencies, will be declared.

Meghalaya will vote on Monday. The contest is primarily between the National People's Party led by Conrad Sangma and the Congress, while the United Democratic Party, BJP and Trinamool are trying to make their presence felt in the state.

The people of Meghalaya are all set to vote for the assembly elections sealing the political fate of 369 candidates on Monday after intense campaigning by all the political parties.

The assets of Meghalaya assembly speaker Metbah Lyngdoh, the richest candidate to fight the assembly elections, increased by 68 per cent to Rs 146.31 crore in the last five years, according to a report.

Meghalaya has been denied development by the twin evils of nepotism and corruption, Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal alleged on Thursday, urging people to vote for the BJP to ensure peace and progress in the state.

The 2023 Meghalaya assembly election will witness a multi-cornered contest for the 60 Assembly seats. The ruling NPP is aiming to retain power by contesting alone while the BJP, Congress, and Trinamool Congress have fielded prominent faces.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said the promises made by the party in Meghalaya shall be the foundation of a'5-star' state.

The Election Commission's announcement of Meghalaya Assembly poll on February 27 was welcomed by most political parties in the state, barring the BJP on Wednesday.

The dates for the assembly elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland will be announced by the Election Commission on Wednesday afternoon.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, who is also the boss of the National People's Party (NPP), has indicated that his party might ally with the BJP, in Manipur.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is in Meghalaya's Shillong today to begin a two-day visit to the northeastern part of the country

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang is among a number of candidates whose fate will be decided in bypolls to nine assembly constituencies across four Northeastern states to be held on Monday. This comprises four seats in Assam, three in Sikkim and one each in Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya.

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance seemed to be maintaining its dominance over the country's Northeast as results of the Lok Sabha elections trickled in today. While it led in 13 of the 25 seats across the region, the Congress was seen having the edge in just five.

Election Commission shared a post on X - a flashback from 2008 - when Adolf Hitler was arrested by John F Kennedy in Meghalaya. The anecdote was shared by the poll panel as the country gears up for Lok Sabha polls this year.

The first election that the US and UK-trained Conrad Sangma, who now runs the National People's Party (NPP) formed by his father PA Sangma, fought in 2004 had resulted in a narrow defeat.

After the voting concludes in Meghalaya and Nagaland today, the exit poll results, which are based on research by various agencies, will be declared.

Meghalaya will vote on Monday. The contest is primarily between the National People's Party led by Conrad Sangma and the Congress, while the United Democratic Party, BJP and Trinamool are trying to make their presence felt in the state.

The people of Meghalaya are all set to vote for the assembly elections sealing the political fate of 369 candidates on Monday after intense campaigning by all the political parties.

The assets of Meghalaya assembly speaker Metbah Lyngdoh, the richest candidate to fight the assembly elections, increased by 68 per cent to Rs 146.31 crore in the last five years, according to a report.

Meghalaya has been denied development by the twin evils of nepotism and corruption, Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal alleged on Thursday, urging people to vote for the BJP to ensure peace and progress in the state.

The 2023 Meghalaya assembly election will witness a multi-cornered contest for the 60 Assembly seats. The ruling NPP is aiming to retain power by contesting alone while the BJP, Congress, and Trinamool Congress have fielded prominent faces.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said the promises made by the party in Meghalaya shall be the foundation of a'5-star' state.

The Election Commission's announcement of Meghalaya Assembly poll on February 27 was welcomed by most political parties in the state, barring the BJP on Wednesday.

The dates for the assembly elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland will be announced by the Election Commission on Wednesday afternoon.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, who is also the boss of the National People's Party (NPP), has indicated that his party might ally with the BJP, in Manipur.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is in Meghalaya's Shillong today to begin a two-day visit to the northeastern part of the country

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang is among a number of candidates whose fate will be decided in bypolls to nine assembly constituencies across four Northeastern states to be held on Monday. This comprises four seats in Assam, three in Sikkim and one each in Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya.

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance seemed to be maintaining its dominance over the country's Northeast as results of the Lok Sabha elections trickled in today. While it led in 13 of the 25 seats across the region, the Congress was seen having the edge in just five.