Meghalaya CM Conrad Okay Sangma rushes to Manipur to barter authorities formation with BJP

By PTI

SHILLONG: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Okay Sangma and his brother Power Minister James PK Sangma on Friday skipped the Assembly session right here to hurry to Manipur to barter with BJP in a bid to incorporate the National People’s Party within the subsequent authorities in that state.

However, BJP which has gained a easy majority within the Manipur meeting in elections, counting for which concluded Thursday and its state leaders together with care-taker chief minister N Biren Singh have indicated they aren’t too eager to proceed the alliance with NPP which is a part of the NDA, within the state.

The NPP has gained 7 seats and is the second largest celebration in Manipur whereas the BJP has gained 32 seats.

The saffron celebration’s leaders have nevertheless indicated they favoured taking help from the Naga People’s Front which has 5 seats.

“The Meghalaya Chief Minister is camping in Imphal along with NPP national spokesperson James PK Sangma. They are camping at the state capital with other party leaders,” a NPP chief instructed PTI, requesting anonymity.

The NPP president is utilizing his age-old connections with BJP prime management each within the North East and in Delhi to try to mend the damaged relationship his celebration shared with the BJP in Manipur, in keeping with the NPP chief.

The Meghalaya Democratic Alliance led by the NPP in additionally contains 2 BJP MLAs, one among whom is within the cabinet.

However, the BJP has been sad with the MDA taking in Congress legislators into the Government and with NPP participating the BJP in `pleasant’ fights within the Manipur meeting elections.