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Meghalaya: UDP to work with HSPDP in 2023, alliance on cards

First Published: 23rd December, 2021 11:35 IST

A regional alliance is on the cards in the hill state. Senior UDP leader and Meghalaya Assembly speaker Metbah Lyngdoh on Wednesday indicated that the UDP would like to work

A regional alliance is on the cards in the hill state. Senior UDP leader and Meghalaya Assembly speaker Metbah Lyngdoh on Wednesday indicated that the UDP would like to work together with the HSPDP. The modalities of the alliance will be finalised post New year, Metbah Lyngdoh informed.

Ruling out unification of both parties, Lyngdoh said the idea was to coordinate for the poll battle.

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Lyngdoh added that the UDP is also getting feelers from other party leaders who are considering joining the party.

Further he said that there is no chance that any of any of the UDP MLAs would be jumping ship to other parties. He said that all their current MLAs would be contesting the next state polls from their party only. The party would be making efforts to make its presence felt in the state.

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The UDP chief said that they are looking to expand the reach of the party in the state ahead of the next assembly elections.

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