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Conrad Sangma hands the letter of support from 34 MLAs to Meghalaya Governor Ganga Prasad.

Conrad Sangma sworn-in as Meghalaya CM

Shiv Sahay Singh The oath and Office of Secrecy was administered by Meghalaya Governor Ganga Prasad.

Conrad Sangma. File

Non-Congress parties come together to stake a claim in Meghalaya

Shiv Sahay Singh UDP president Donkupar Roy said that his support comes on the condition that NPP MP Conrad Sangma would be the Chief Minister.

Meghalaya Chief Minister, Mukul Sangma

Which Sangma will be CM in Meghalaya?

Shiv Sahay Singh Congress is single largest, NPP is close behind

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi with Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma at a musical evening in Shillong. PTI

Will keep cards close to chest: Mukul Sangma on forming next Meghalaya govt

National People’s Party’s Agatha Sangma (left) and James Sangma (centre), and Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma celebrate on March 3, 2018 their victory in the Assembly elections. Photos: PTI, Special Arrangement

When it rained Sangmas and Maraks in Meghalaya

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Conrad K. Sangma

Regional parties hold the key in Meghalaya

Shiv Sahay Singh

Voting time People wait in line outside a polling station to cast their votes at Nongpoh in Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya on Tuesday. Polling in Meghalaya and Nagaland was held in 59 of 60 Assembly seats.

NPP win predicted in Meghalaya

Masks and the men: BJP supporters during a rally at Phulbari in the West Garo hills of Meghalaya.

A women’s manifesto for Meghalaya

File photo of Ngaitlang Dhar unveiling developmental works in his Umroi Umroi constituency.

Ngaitlang Dhar richest candidate contesting in Meghalaya elections

CJs appointed for five States

Krishnadas Rajagopal

Poll-bound Meghalaya resents visa hurdle for global Baptist body chief

A flurry of papers in two States

BJP releases first list of 45 candidates for Meghalaya

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Conrad Sangma heads non-Congress coalition 10 years after father stitched one

Conrad is Meghalaya CM, Biplab named for Tripura

Conrad Sangma, a Chief Minister by chance

Conrad Sangma sworn in as Meghalaya CM

Conrad to lead Meghalaya govt.

Congress outsmarted in Meghalaya, Conrad Sangma to be sworn in on March 6

Non-Congress parties come together to stake claim in Meghalaya

UDP president Donkupar Roy said that his support comes on the condition that NPP MP Conrad Sangma would be the Chief Minister.

UDP to play Kingmaker in Meghalaya

Congress, BJP leaders flock to UDP party president’s house

Congress stakes claim to form government in Meghalaya

“We are the single largest party and we should be invited to form the government," says senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel.

Congress crisis team in Shillong

Meghalaya only saving grace for party

Which Sangma will be CM in Meghalaya?

Congress is single largest, NPP is close behind

When it rained Sangmas and Maraks in Meghalaya

As many as 70 Sangmas and 52 Maraks contested the 2018 Assembly elections.

Hung Assembly in Meghalaya, Congress single largest party

To form government in Meghalaya at present, a party or coalition requires a minimum of 30 seats. The Congress had no pre-poll arrangement with any party.

Analysis: Advantage BJP in the Northeast

While the Right-Wing party is poised to form the government in Tripura, it has made some headway in Meghalaya and Nagaland.

Will keep cards close to chest: Mukul Sangma on forming next Meghalaya govt

Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Saturday said the election results were not on expected lines and he would keep his cards close to his

NPP to form govt in Meghalaya with help of others: Conrad Sangma

After the Assembly elections last year threw hung verdicts in Manipur and Goa, the BJP was able to form the governments there with the help of smaller parties and independents.

Meghalaya PWD minister wins from East Shillong constituency

Meghalaya PWD minister and Congress candidate Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh wins from East Shillong constituency defeating her nearest BJP rival Neil

Congress rushes Ahmed Patel, Kamal Nath to Meghalaya to explore government formation

The Congress move comes in the wake of criticism in the past that the party was caught napping in Goa and Manipur.

Assembly elections: Counting begins in Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland

Each of these States has a 60-member Assembly, but election was held in 59.

Meghalaya Assembly election results live: Meghalaya elects a hung Assembly

Congress has bagged 11 seats for which results have been declared. NPP has won 3, UDP 2 and HSPDP and KHNAM 1 each. Independents have won 2.

Regional parties hold the key in Meghalaya

BJP, Congress fought without alliance

Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland Assembly Elections: Parties bank on pre-poll tie-ups

With BJP’s aggressive campaign and CPI(M) and Congress defending traditional strongholds, role of smaller parties will be crucial.

86% vote in Meghalaya re-poll, voting again at 11 Nagaland booths

Re-polling at a booth in Meghalaya’s Raliang Assembly constituency on Thursday recorded a turnout of 86%. Voting for 59 of the State’s 60

Asset leap among MLA candidates

MLAs who are candidates for re-election in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland — where the Assembly polls have just concluded — declared a higher value of

Exit polls predict BJP surge in Northeast

Left Front to be dethroned in Tripura, says three exit polls.

Updates | Nagaland records 75% turnout till 5 p.m., Meghalaya 67% turnout till 4 p.m.

Voting began in the morning in both States for 59 out of 60 constituencies each.

Meghalaya, Nagaland go to the polls on Tuesday

Secularism test for BJP, battle of existence for Congress.

Curbs on coal mining fuel Meghalaya’s campaign

Many candidates own mines with reason to resent the NGT’s ban on rat-hole operations

BJP’s Meghalaya challenge: shaking off anti-Christian image

Congress labels it as a ‘hardcore Hindu party’ with divisive agenda

A women’s manifesto for Meghalaya

NGOs want a pledge from parties to improve the quality of life of women.

Regional parties pose a hurdle to Congress

It is using all resources in Meghalaya

Conrad Sangma on Meghalaya elections

Garo Hills: Where Sangma reigns

Purno Sangma, Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 1988-1990, died in March 2016. His younger son Conrad replaced him as MP in the by-election.

Narendra Modi an instrument of corruption: Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, during an election roadshow in Shillong on Wednesday, called Prime Minister Narendra Modi “an instrument of

Bring back Nirav on next foreign trip, Rahul tells PM

Cong. chief flags BJP’s anti-Christian agenda at Meghalaya rally

Candidate’s killing proof of lawlessness in Meghalaya: Rajnath

“Meghalaya has 57 police stations but only 39 are active. This shows how serious the Congress is about security of the people,” Mr Singh said.

Meghalaya seeks more forces after killing of candidate

Meghalaya’s chief electoral officer has sought more forces for the troubled Garo Hills part of the state after suspected militants killed a candidate

Fighting Aadhaar through ballot in Meghalaya

Ex-rebel in the fray on Trinamool ticket

United by family, divided by parties in poll-bound northeastern States

Many are contesting against close relatives and even siblings in the Northeast

Ngaitlang Dhar richest candidate contesting in Meghalaya elections

According to the affidavit he filed, the NPP candidate has 144 vehicles and ₹290 crore worth assets

Ian Botham is contesting Meghalaya elections, so is Kennedy

Many in Meghalaya have fancy names to sound different.

Poll-bound Meghalaya resents visa hurdle for global Baptist body chief

The Garo Baptist Convention had invited Dr. Paul Msiza, the Johannesburg-based president of Baptist World Alliance, for a four-day celebration at Rajasimla from Thursday.

A flurry of papers in two States

Nearly 240 candidates in the fray in Nagaland and over 400 in Meghalaya

CJs appointed for five States

To take over in Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura

BJP releases first list of 45 candidates for Meghalaya

State party chief’s sister resigns, joins NPP

BJP returns ‘suit-boot’ fire at Rahul Gandhi over jacket

BJP’s Meghalaya unit claims that Rahul Gandhi wore a jacket worth USD 995 at a concert in Shillong

Rahul kicks off Meghalaya campaign

He is on a two-day visit to the State

Congress first list out for Meghalaya and Tripura

Yet to name candidates for three seats in Meghalaya, four in Tripura; manifesto work on in Karnataka

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