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Meghalaya bypoll: Conrad Sangma must win South Tura seat to remain chief minister, Martin M Danggo to try luck at Ranikor
Bijay Sankar Bora •The party position in the 60-member Meghalaya House, which as on date has 58 MLAs, comprises of MDA allies having 35 seats while the opposition Congress has 20 MLAs and two Independent MLAs.
Congress' vote share in northeastern states falls by 13.4 percent since 2014; seats won drops by half
Indiaspend •Since 2014, the average percentage of votes the Congress has drawn in six of the seven northeastern states has dropped 13.4 percentage points from 38.1 percent to 24.7 percent
Meghalaya set for non-Congress govt as NPP's Conrad Sangma meets guv, stakes claim; oath-taking ceremony on 6 March
Fp Staff •The suspense over who will form the government in Meghalaya finally came to an end with National People's Party (NPP) chief Conrad Sangma meeting Governor Ganga Prasad in Shillong to stake claim to form the government, media reports said.
Non-Congress govt likely in Meghalaya as UDP, BJP support NPP; Conrad Sangma to meet governor at 5 pm
Fp Staff •Meghalaya is likely to have a non-Congress government in state despite being the single largest party as United Democratic Party (UDP) extended its support for National People's Party (NPP), media reports said.
Congress, BJP rush to stitch alliances in Meghalaya, but undecided regional kingmakers may delay govt formation
Ayswarya Murthy •Voters of Meghalaya have elected a hung Assembly, with no single party or pre-poll alliance securing enough seats to be able to form the government
Meghalaya Assembly Election results: BJP says it will 'inspire' regional parties to form non-Congress government
Ians •The BJP on Saturday said that it will "inspire" the regional parties to respect the public mandate and form the non-Congress government in Meghalaya
Tripura Assembly election 2018: BJP storms to victory in Left bastion, ends CPM's 25-year rule
Suneet Shukla And Prabhu Mallikarjunan •Organised efforts of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tripura paid off as it stormed to victory in the tiny state, ending the 25-year-tenure of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Meghalaya Assembly Election results 2018 counting updates: Hung House in state, Congress emerges as largest party with 21 seats
Fp Staff •Congress has exuded confidence of retaining power while the BJP and regional parties are equally gung-ho about unseating the ruling party in Meghalaya
Meghalaya exit polls: Congress, NPP emerge as strongest contenders in state Assembly election
Fp Staff •The Congress exuded confidence of retaining power in Meghalaya while the BJP and regional parties were equally gung-ho about unseating the ruling party in the northeastern state
Meghalaya Election 2018: BJP has only engaged in aggressive marketing, Narendra Modi is an expert in it, says Mukul Sangma
Syeda Ambia Zahan •Ahead of Meghalaya polls on 27 February, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma speaks about his poll strategy, cleansing Congress of dissidents and why he believes his party will return to power in March