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Metbah Lyngdoh quits Meghalaya Cabinet after UDP exits
The Hindu·
UDP president Metbah Lyngdoh resigned as a Meghalaya minister on October 31 after 11 of 12 party MLAs joined the BJP and the NPP. He is now the UDP's sole legislator in the 60-member Assembly. Eight MLAs merged with the BJP in September and three with the NPP this month. He held power, textiles, water resources and taxation.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Power, textiles, water resources and taxation portfolios need reassignment in Conrad Sangma's Cabinet.
- The NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance still includes the BJP, which rose to 10 MLAs.
- UDP voters now have one sitting legislator left from a party that won 12 seats in 2023.
What's Happening
- Lyngdoh said he gave his resignation to Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma after assessing party developments.
- He rejected talk that he was forced out and said the Central Executive Committee would decide next steps.
- The Speaker recognised both mergers, cutting UDP strength from 12 to one.
How the UDP Shrank
- The UDP finished second in the 2023 Meghalaya Assembly elections with 12 seats.
- A September 2025 reshuffle put Lyngdoh and Lahkmen Rymbui into Cabinet in place of Paul Lyngdoh and Kyrmen Shylla.
- The NPP's Assembly strength rose to 36 after the three UDP MLAs joined it.
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