2 Trinamool MLAs in Meghalaya join ruling NPP

Two MLAs of the TMC in Meghalaya joined the ruling NPP on Thursday, in a blow to the opposition party ahead of the Assembly elections.

Marthon Sangma, the MLA of Mendipathar in the North Garo Hills district, and Jimmy D Sangma, who represented Tikrikilla in the West Garo Hills district, resigned from the assembly before switching over to the ruling camp.

Both of them won the last assembly election as Congress candidates but were among the 12 MLAs who joined the TMC last year, making it the main opposition party in the state overnight.

Himalaya M Shangpliang, the TMC MLA of Mawsynram, joined the BJP in December. With two more MLAs leaving the TMC, the party’s strength in the 60-member House went down to nine.