Meghalaya Cong confined to Khasi Hills now: UDP

The United Democratic Party (UDP) general secretary Jemino Mawthoh said that the Congress has been decimated to a Khasi party, as the Grand old party has been left confined only in the Khasi and Jaintia hills with no leaders in the Garo Hills. Mawthoh wondered if the remaining five Congress MLAs would remain intact with […]

UDP wins big in Shella by-election

In a record breaking victory, the United Democratic Party (UDP) not only managed to retain the Shella assembly seat but also broke the trend of small winning margin by 6,221 votes. UDP’s Balajied Synrem defeated his nearest rival and independent candidate Grace Mary Kharpuri by 6,221 votes. Synrem got 12,002 votes while Kharpuri his nearest […]

Cong MLAs likely to join UDP in Meghalaya

Trouble is brewing for the Congress in Meghalaya with more MLAs out of the total 19 expressing their willingness to join the United Democratic Party – which is an ally of the NPP in the ruling MDA government. In this regard, UDP Senior leader, Jemino Mawthoh on Friday night even confirmed that few MLAs from […]

Meghalaya: No decision yet on common candidate, says Dy CM Prestone Tynsong

While one of the prominent partners of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance is time and again pitching for a common candidate from the United Democratic Party for the 2019 parliamentary elections from Shillong seat, the National People’s Party maintained that no official communication has been made by the UDP in this regard and the issue is […]