This is an archive article published on February 8, 2022

Congress MLAs in Meghalaya join BJP-backed MDA

Once a formidable opposition with 17 MLAs, the Congress was left with only five MLAs after 12 legislators defected to TMC last year

The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) formally handed over a letter of support to Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma

2 min readShillongFeb 8, 2022 05:37 PM IST First published on: Feb 8, 2022 at 05:37 PM IST

The five Congress MLAs in Meghalaya on Tuesday joined the ruling MDA, which is backed by the BJP.

Once a formidable opposition with 17 MLAs, the Congress was left with only five MLAs after 12 legislators, including former chief minister Mukul Sangma, defected to the TMC last year.

The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) formally handed over a letter of support to Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma.

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“We the undersigned MLAs of the Indian National Congress have decided to join the MDA (Meghalaya Democratic Alliance) government today the 8th of February, 2022. We wish to support you and the MDA to strengthen the government’s arms and decision making so as to ensure that our joined efforts will take the state forward, in the general interest of its citizens,” the letter stated.