After Sangma’s NPP pulls support from Biren govt in Manipur, BJP dares it to do the same in Meghalaya
New Delhi: Days after the National People’s Party (NPP) withdrew its support from the N. Biren Singh government in Manipur, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) challenged the Conrad Sangma-led NPP to end their alliance in Meghalaya. The BJP accused the NPP of staying in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) only to secure central funds.
Speaking to ThePrint, Meghalaya BJP Vice-President Bernard N. Marak, who was the party’s candidate in the bypolls to the Gambegre assembly constituency, said the NPP “cannot afford” to detach itself from the BJP due to “rising debts” of the state government led by Chief Minister Sangma.
The NPP, which has 31 MLAs in the 60-member Meghalaya assembly, leads the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) in the state. The BJP, which has two MLAs, is a constitue...