CONRAD INVITED TO FORM GOVT, HSPDP SAYS NOT BACKING HIM
Hindustan Times|March 05, 2023
Meghalaya governor Phagu Chauhan on Saturday invited the National People's Party-led coalition headed by Conrad Sangma to form the next government in the state, a day after a regional party withdrew the support extended by its two MLAs to the NPP-led alliance.
Utpal Parashar
CONRAD INVITED TO FORM GOVT, HSPDP SAYS NOT BACKING HIM

The oath-taking ceremony, which is likely to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah, will be held at the Raj Bhavan in Shillong on March 7. The swearing-in of new cabinet will also take place on the same day.

"I have received a letter from the governor inviting me to form the government," Sangma said after meeting Chauhan. "The swearing-in will take place on March 7 at 11 am in Raj Bhavan." Earlier in the day, NPP legislator Timothy D Shira was sworn in by the governor as the protem speaker of the new assembly. The 77-year-old is the oldest among all new legislators.

The coalition that has staked a claim to form the government

Those boasts of the support of 32 legislators-one more than the majority mark of 31 in the 60-member assembly supporting the coalition are 26 MLAs from the NPP, two from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), two from the Hill State Peoples Democratic Party (HSPDP) and two Independent legislators.

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