Shillong: National People’s Party president Conrad Kongkal Sangma on Tuesday took oath as Meghalaya’s new chief minister with 11 other leaders to form the government in alliance with the BJP, three regional parties and an Independent legislator in the northeastern state.
The 40-year-old son of former chief minister and Lok Sabha speaker PA Sangma was sworn in by Meghalaya governor Ganga Prasad during a brief ceremony at the Raj Bhawan.
The ruling alliance will be headed by the NPP with 19 seats, and comprise the United Democratic Party (6 seats), People’s Democratic Front (4 seats), Hill State People’s Democratic Party (2 seats) and one Independent.
The ceremony was attended by Union minister for home Rajnath Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah, Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, BJP’s strategist for the northeast Himanta Biswa Sarma and a host of other dignitaries.
Former chief minister Donkupar Roy of the United Democratic Party is expected to be the Speaker of the ninth Meghalaya legislative assembly.
