Mukul Sangma News

Meghalaya Assembly Election Result 2023 Highlights:  Out of 59 assembly constituencies, the National People's Party (NPP) secured 26 seats and emerge as the single largest party in the state however it could not attain majority in the assembly polls.

Mamata has always expressed interest in learning different languages. A few years ago, a video was widely shared on the Internet in which Mamata claimed she knows at least 14 languages. This is Mamata’s first visit to the Garo Hills and second visit to Meghalaya to campaign for the TMC ahead of the Assembly elections.

The NPP won 19 seats in the last elections and formed the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) with the HSDP, UDP, PDF and BJP. Its main contender in the state is the former CM Mukul Sangma-led TMC. Sangma along with 11 other MLAs of the Congress switched sides to join the TMC last year.

Trinamool is gradually increasing its organization at the national level Leaders are breaking away from the so-called big parties and joining Mamata Banerjee's party

Sangma said that a complete sense of commitment towards serving the people brought us to take this decision In the 2018 Assembly elections, we were confident of forming govt but we could not, he said

In 2012, the Meghalaya Pradesh Trinamool Congress was formally launched Sangma, the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, was reportedly unhappy with the Congress's top leadership Meghalaya Assembly polls will take place in 2023

Those who faced defeat in Lok Sabha election 2019 include former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit from North East Delhi, Bhupinder Singh Hooda from Sonipat in Haryana, Harish Rawat (Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar in Uttarakhand) and ex-Madhya Pradesh CM Digvijaya Singh from Bhopal. The others who lost are ex-Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan from Nanded, Sushil Kumar Shinde from Maharashtra’s Solapur, Mukul Sangma from Tura in Meghalaya, Nabam Tuki from Arunachal West and Veerappa Moily from Chikkballapur in Karnataka.

Sangma, who is the chief minister since 2010, retained Ampati seat defeating his nearest BJP rival Bakul Ch Hajong by over 6,000 votes.

Meghalaya Chief Minister on Monday termed as 'most irresponsible' Rajnath Singh's comment slamming the state government over "failure" in maintaining law and order.

Chief Minister Mukul Sangma filed his nomination papers from two assembly constituencies — Ampati and Songsak.

Congress releases list of 57 candidates for Meghalaya Assembly polls; CM Mukul Sangma to contest from two seats.

The ruling Congress in Meghalaya on Friday suffered a setback when five of its MLAs, including former Deputy Chief Minister Rowell Lyngdoh, resigned from the state Assembly.

Scandals, including that of sexual misconduct, rocked Meghalaya in 2017 which saw a legislator sent to jail on charges of raping a minor and involvement in a sex racket and a governor resign for allegedly entertaining women at his office and compromising the Raj Bhavan's dignity.

Assembly elections are due in Meghalaya early next year.

Meghalaya`s outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) on Sunday declared that it has included Chief Minister Mukul Sangma in its "top hit list".

The water level at the Umiam reservoir in Ri- Bhoi district was nearing the danger level and the floodgates of the dam have been opened as a precautionary measure.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said he would write to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) urging to take e cognisance of the incident and direct the Delhi Police to register a Suo Moto case.

The 19.47 km railway line will connect Mendipathar to Dudhnoi in Assam`s Goalpara district.

Sangma, introducing the resolution, alleged that the notification was "designed to affect" the people of the north-east in general and Meghalaya in particular.

HSPDP spokesman Londoner M Sohtun said that Chief Minister Mukul Sangma was in a "confused state of mind" with the emergence of the pre-poll alliance.