Shillong: The People’s Democratic Front (PDF) of Meghalaya on Saturday (May 6) officially merged with Chief Minister Conrad Sangma’s National People’s Party (NPP) at a operate within the latter social gathering’s workplace in Shillong. CM Sangma was additionally current on the occasion. PDF signed the papers of the merger, and each the social gathering MLAs, Banteidor Lyngdoh and Gavin Mylliem joined the NPP.
Welcoming the PDF MLAs to his social gathering CM Sangma mentioned that this will even merge the collective mission for the State and its individuals. “Elated to welcome MLAs of PDF, Banteidor Lyngdoh, Gavin M Mylliem & all supporters of PDF to the growing NPP family. The growing belief in the NPP is a testament to the proven capabilities of the NPP to take Meghalaya forward. The merger of PDF to NPP will also merge our collective mission for the State & its people,” he mentioned in a tweet
With this merger, the variety of NPP MLAs within the 60-member Meghalaya legislative meeting has elevated to twenty-eight, and the social gathering is simply three in need of getting an absolute majority by itself. In the 2023 Meghalaya Assembly elections, Gavin Maylim, who can also be the president of PDF, gained from the Sohra meeting constituency, and Banteidor Lyngdoh gained from the Mawkynrew Assembly Constituency.
(With ANI inputs)
