Meghalaya Ruling Alliance

Polling for Assembly polls is on in Meghalaya and Nagaland, northeastern states the BJP rules in alliance with regional powers. In Meghalaya, the BJP is going it alone after a rift with Conrad Sangma's NPP and hopes to increase its tally.

The BJP will contest on all 60 seats of the Meghalaya Assembly and fight the Nagaland elections in an alliance with the state's ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, contesting on 20 of 60 seats.

Citing the law and order situation that led to a curfew in Shillong last week, the opposition Congress has decided to write to the constituents of the ruling alliance in Meghalaya and seek a change of the present leadership.

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.

Sharp differences emerged in the ruling alliance in Meghalaya with the regional parties deciding to support a UDP candidate for the Shillong Lok Sabha seat and the BJP saying it would put up its own nominee.

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 ...

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 ...

Just two days after NDTV reported that pilots of Alliance Air, a subsidiary of national carrier Air India, violated basic safety rules, risking lives of hundreds of passengers, the Meghalaya government has sought a probe to verify the report.NDTV on Thursday reported that two pilots working for Alliance Air in Kolkata have violated basic safety rul...

Polling for Assembly polls is on in Meghalaya and Nagaland, northeastern states the BJP rules in alliance with regional powers. In Meghalaya, the BJP is going it alone after a rift with Conrad Sangma's NPP and hopes to increase its tally.

The BJP will contest on all 60 seats of the Meghalaya Assembly and fight the Nagaland elections in an alliance with the state's ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, contesting on 20 of 60 seats.

Citing the law and order situation that led to a curfew in Shillong last week, the opposition Congress has decided to write to the constituents of the ruling alliance in Meghalaya and seek a change of the present leadership.

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.

Sharp differences emerged in the ruling alliance in Meghalaya with the regional parties deciding to support a UDP candidate for the Shillong Lok Sabha seat and the BJP saying it would put up its own nominee.

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 ...

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 ...

Just two days after NDTV reported that pilots of Alliance Air, a subsidiary of national carrier Air India, violated basic safety rules, risking lives of hundreds of passengers, the Meghalaya government has sought a probe to verify the report.NDTV on Thursday reported that two pilots working for Alliance Air in Kolkata have violated basic safety rul...