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Claiming that the Meghalaya poll will be a "watershed election" for the Congress, Ramesh said 47 of its 60 candidates are "below the age of 45 and this has never happened before in any state".

"How can the MLAs decide on such a sensitive matter without consulting the MPCC or the party high command in Delhi?" questioned state Congress general secretary Deborah Marak.

The two rivals, Congress and BJP, are in the same alliance in Meghalaya now. All five Congress MLAs in Meghalaya led by party leader Ampereen Lyngdoh has given support to the coalition led by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma's National People's Party.

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.

BJP general secretary in-charge for the North-East Ram Madhav said today that the party will fight the upcoming assembly elections in Mizoram on its own. However, he did not rule out an alliance with "like-minded" parties.

Bypoll to Ampati assembly seat in Meghalaya's Garo hills is a battle between two of most prominent political families in the state --- the ruling National People's Party(NPP)-led alliance steered by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma versus the main opposition Congress under the stewardship of former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma.

The BJP expanded its Northeast footprint on Saturday with a spectacular win in Tripura, ending the two-decade run of the CPM's Manik Sarkar as chief minister. In Nagaland too, the BJP is set to form government with its new partner Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and the support of two other candidates in a close contest. In Meghalaya, the ...

The reported denial of visa to the president of a worldwide alliance of Baptist churches and organisations who was to visit Meghalaya earlier this month, may cost the BJP and its ally NPP in the February 27 Assembly polls, state Congress working president Vincent H Pala has said.

People in Meghalaya and Nagalandare voting in the assembly elections today. The assembly election in Left Front-ruled Tripura was held on February 18. Counting of votes in all the three states in the north-east is on March 3. The model code of conduct is in force in the three states since January 19. All the three states have 60 seats each in their...

BJP chief Amit Shah, on Saturday, began a three-day whirlwind tour of three northeastern states - Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland - which will witness assembly polls this year. The party already rules three northeastern states - Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh - and aims to eventually bring all eight states into its kitty. The party is hoping ...

Claiming that the Meghalaya poll will be a "watershed election" for the Congress, Ramesh said 47 of its 60 candidates are "below the age of 45 and this has never happened before in any state".

"How can the MLAs decide on such a sensitive matter without consulting the MPCC or the party high command in Delhi?" questioned state Congress general secretary Deborah Marak.

The two rivals, Congress and BJP, are in the same alliance in Meghalaya now. All five Congress MLAs in Meghalaya led by party leader Ampereen Lyngdoh has given support to the coalition led by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma's National People's Party.

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.

BJP general secretary in-charge for the North-East Ram Madhav said today that the party will fight the upcoming assembly elections in Mizoram on its own. However, he did not rule out an alliance with "like-minded" parties.

Bypoll to Ampati assembly seat in Meghalaya's Garo hills is a battle between two of most prominent political families in the state --- the ruling National People's Party(NPP)-led alliance steered by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma versus the main opposition Congress under the stewardship of former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma.

The BJP expanded its Northeast footprint on Saturday with a spectacular win in Tripura, ending the two-decade run of the CPM's Manik Sarkar as chief minister. In Nagaland too, the BJP is set to form government with its new partner Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and the support of two other candidates in a close contest. In Meghalaya, the ...

The reported denial of visa to the president of a worldwide alliance of Baptist churches and organisations who was to visit Meghalaya earlier this month, may cost the BJP and its ally NPP in the February 27 Assembly polls, state Congress working president Vincent H Pala has said.

People in Meghalaya and Nagalandare voting in the assembly elections today. The assembly election in Left Front-ruled Tripura was held on February 18. Counting of votes in all the three states in the north-east is on March 3. The model code of conduct is in force in the three states since January 19. All the three states have 60 seats each in their...

BJP chief Amit Shah, on Saturday, began a three-day whirlwind tour of three northeastern states - Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland - which will witness assembly polls this year. The party already rules three northeastern states - Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh - and aims to eventually bring all eight states into its kitty. The party is hoping ...