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The ruling National People’s Party (NPP) led by Conrad Sangma in Meghalaya won 26 seats, but fell four short of the halfway mark of 31 in the election results declared on March 2.
#WATCH | Tura, Meghalaya | “We’d like to thank the people of the state for having voted for us. We are short on a few numbers, so we’ll wait for the final results to come out. We will see what next steps are to be taken based on the final results,” says Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma pic.twitter.com/281euGC6xp
— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2023
The Bharatiya Janata Party and the People’s Democratic Front won two seats each. Two Independent candidates emerged victorious, as per the EC website. Congress bagged 4 seats .
#WATCH | Celebrations begin at Meghalaya CM and National People’s Party (NPP) chief Conrad Sangma’s residence in Shillong.
As per official EC trends, the party has won 6 and is leading on 19 of the total 59 seats in fray. #MeghalayaElections2023 pic.twitter.com/suFhQPB0Fz
— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2023
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma won the South Tura seat by a margin of 5,016 votes, while his deputy Prestone Tynsong won in Pynursla seat by 8,140 votes.
I received call from BJP National president JP Nadda advising me to support NPP to form govt in Meghalaya. After that, I held a talk with CM Conrad Sangma. After consultation with the state team, I will submit the support letter tonight, Meghalaya BJP chief Ernest Mawrie told ANI.
#WATCH | Meghalaya’s incumbent Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, along with his mother Soradini K Sangma, brother James Sangma and sister Agatha K Sangma, visits the grave of his father & former CM, PA Sangma in Tura on the day of counting of votes. pic.twitter.com/YroEdv8nhJ
— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2023
The United Democratic Party (UDP) bagged 11 constituencies and the Congress won five. The Trinamool Congress won five seats. The Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) won two seats and the Voice of the People Party (VPP) won four.
