Metbah Lyngdoh

Ahead of the formation of the new government in Meghalaya, United Democratic Party (UDP) and People's Democratic Front (PDF) have extended their support to the National People's Party (NPP) to form the government.

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.

This year, both NPP and BJP have decided to contest the polls alone while the UDP also hasn’t announced any pre-poll alliance.

Asserting that their merger with Trinamool Congress was constitutional, 10 turncoat MLAs from Congress on Wednesday filed individual replies to a show-cause notice issued by Meghalaya Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh, urging him not to disqualify them.

Senior Congress leaders in Meghalaya met Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh on Monday and sought disqualification of 12 of its MLAs, who recently switched over to the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool, a member of the grand old party said.

Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh on Thursday said he is examining the letter written by 12 of the 17 Congress MLAs of the state informing him that they have joined the Trinamool Congress, and there is no irregularity in the matter.

Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh on Saturday informed that all the 60 MLAs of the state have decided to contribute 10% of their salary for a year to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to fight novel coronavirus.

United Democratic Party president Metbah Lyngdoh was on Friday elected Speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, after he defeated lone rival of the Congress, Winnerson D Sangma.

Ahead of the formation of the new government in Meghalaya, United Democratic Party (UDP) and People's Democratic Front (PDF) have extended their support to the National People's Party (NPP) to form the government.

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.

This year, both NPP and BJP have decided to contest the polls alone while the UDP also hasn’t announced any pre-poll alliance.

Asserting that their merger with Trinamool Congress was constitutional, 10 turncoat MLAs from Congress on Wednesday filed individual replies to a show-cause notice issued by Meghalaya Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh, urging him not to disqualify them.

Senior Congress leaders in Meghalaya met Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh on Monday and sought disqualification of 12 of its MLAs, who recently switched over to the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool, a member of the grand old party said.

Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh on Thursday said he is examining the letter written by 12 of the 17 Congress MLAs of the state informing him that they have joined the Trinamool Congress, and there is no irregularity in the matter.

Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh on Saturday informed that all the 60 MLAs of the state have decided to contribute 10% of their salary for a year to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to fight novel coronavirus.

United Democratic Party president Metbah Lyngdoh was on Friday elected Speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, after he defeated lone rival of the Congress, Winnerson D Sangma.