Before the election, 3 more MLAs resign and join the ruling NPP: Meghalaya

Three more legislators have resigned and are set to join the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) ahead of assembly polls in Meghalaya.

People’s Democratic Front (PDF)’s Hamletson Dohling and Jason S Mawlong and Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP)’s Samlin Malngiang on Thursday submitted their resignations to the speaker Metbah Lyngdoh.

Ten legislators have so far resigned ahead of the elections, reducing the strength of the House from 60 to 51.

Dohling, who was also a minister, said they will join the NPP. He added he quit at the request of his constituents. “As a leader, I have to listen to them.”