Meghalaya NPP leader James PK Sangma says the BJP’s rise to 10 MLAs through defections does not necessarily reflect increased public support, unlike electoral vote share.
Meghalaya’s UDP faces an organisational crisis as eight MLAs join the BJP and three move towards the NPP, amid leadership disputes and calls to rebuild.
Shillong administration urges localities to recruit more Village Defence Party members after petrol bomb attacks and arson, as police work to identify suspects.
Meghalaya Speaker recognises three UDP MLAs’ merger with the NPP, raising the ruling party’s strength to 36 and leaving the UDP with one legislator.
Shillong authorities remove 200 kg of tangled overhead cables and boxes to improve public safety and urban appearance, targeting completion within a month.
