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  Williamnagar Assembly by-election: NPP's Marcuise Marak defeats nearest rival by 4,860 votes

  Elections | May 01, 2018 13:20 IST

  By winning the Williamnagar Assembly by poll, the NPP has now equalled the number of MLAs (20) that the main opposition party Congress has in the Meghalaya Assembly.

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  Meghalaya swearing-in ceremony: Conrad Sangma takes oath as CM; Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah present

  Elections | March 06, 2018 12:16 IST

  Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP president Amit Shah were present during the oath-taking ceremony of the National People's Party (NPP)-led government.

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  Rahul accuses BJP of 'usurping' power, forming 'opportunistic' alliance in Meghalaya

  Politics | March 05, 2018 23:23 IST

  The Congress chief alleged that the BJP is "obsessed" with "grabbing" power and has shown "utter disregard" to the mandate of people in Meghalaya.

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  Meghalaya: Governor has invited me to form new government, says NPP chief Conrad Sangma

  Elections | March 05, 2018 14:50 IST

  Conrad Sangma said the swearing-in of the new ministers would take place tomorrow.

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  Meghalaya CM-elect rejects Congress allegations of horse-trading

  Elections | March 05, 2018 10:30 IST

  "If we have given a list of 34 supporting candidates, how can our claim be unconstitutional? allegations of horsetrading are completing unfounded," Conrad told India TV on Sunday night.

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  Meghalaya: Jolt to Congress as BJP-backed alliance claims majority, Conrad Sangma to be new CM

  Elections | March 05, 2018 6:54 IST

  The swearing in ceremony is slated to be held at 10:30 am on March 6. While Conrad Sangma will be taking oath as Meghalaya Chief Minister, there would be no Deputy CM in the new government.

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  Know Conrad Sangma, next Chief Minister of Meghalaya

  Elections | March 04, 2018 22:24 IST

  Currently serving as an MP from Meghalaya’s Tura, Sangma started his political career in 2008 when he was elected to Meghalaya Legislative Assembly.

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  NPP's Conrad Sangma set to become next Meghalaya CM, to take oath on March 6

  Elections | March 04, 2018 20:34 IST

  Claiming support of 34 MLAs, Conrad Sangma submitted the letter of support to the Meghalaya Governor and staked claim to form the Government

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  With Tripura, Nagaland in its kitty, BJP shifts focus on forming non-Congress government in Meghalaya

  Elections | March 04, 2018 9:46 IST

  Congress emerged as the single largest party in a hung assembly in Meghalaya. But the chances are that BJP will pull another Goa and Manipur to facilitate the formation of non-Congress government.

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  Assembly Elections 2018: BJP ousts Left in Tripura, set to form govt in Nagaland; Meghalaya hung

  Elections | March 04, 2018 7:18 IST

  Riding on Saturday's electoral victory, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah told BJP workers that their goal now should be to capture power in Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal and Odisha.

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  Meghalaya elects hung Assembly, Congress emerges as single largest party with 21 seats

  Elections | March 03, 2018 22:34 IST

  Polling for 59 Assembly seats, out of a total of 60, was held on February 27. A Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate was killed in an IED blast, which resulted in countermanding of the polls in one seat.

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  PM Modi's policies, Amit Shah's poll strategy led to win in northeastern states: BJP leaders

  Elections | March 03, 2018 21:14 IST

  The BJP wrested Tripura, the last Left bastion, and received invitation to be part of the government in Nagaland, while Meghalaya elected a hung Assembly.

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  Congress never so diminished as it is now: PM Modi on Northeast Assembly election results

  Elections | March 03, 2018 22:01 IST

  In remarks laced with sarcasm, Modi said he had recently told Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy that the Congress leader was lucky as he will soon become a "specimen of a Congress chief minister".

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  Results in northeastern states indicate electoral verdict in 2019: Amit Shah

  Elections | March 03, 2018 20:34 IST

  Terming the party's victory in Tripura as "historic", Amit Shah said the people of northeast have put their seal of approval on the policies of the Prime Minister.

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  Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya Election Results 2018: BJP used all powers to manipulate politics, people's mandate, says D Raja

  Elections | March 03, 2018 20:18 IST

  In its 25 years of rule in Tripura, the Left front has ensured harmony among all sections of people and given them good governance, and there are no allegations against it, D Raja said.

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  PM Modi's policies, Amit Shah's poll strategy led to win: Yogi Adityanath

  Elections | March 03, 2018 19:59 IST

  It is the victory Modi Government's achievements at the centre and the strategies and election management of party president Amit Shah and hard work of party workers, Yogi Adityanath said.

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  PM Modi credits development agenda, hardwork by party workers for poll victory in northeastern states

  Elections | March 03, 2018 18:01 IST

  In a series of tweets on the outcome of assembly polls in Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya, he said the victory of the BJP in Tripura is not an ordinary electoral victory.

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  People reposed faith in NDA's development agenda, rejected negative politics: PM Modi

  Elections | March 03, 2018 17:49 IST

  PM Narendra Modi said his party's historic victory in Tripura is "as much an ideological one". He thanked the people of Nagaland for supporting BJP and its allies.

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  Tripura, Nagaland victories endorsement of PM Modi's leadership: Amit Shah

  Elections | March 03, 2018 17:34 IST

  A jubilant Amit Shah said the BJP's golden era would be when its wrests West Bengal, Odisha and Karnataka from rival parties.

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  Assembly poll results point to Congress-mukt Bharat: Ravi Shankar Prasad

  Elections | March 03, 2018 17:18 IST

  The poll outcome in the north eastern states will have serious repercussions in national politics, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said.