Meghalaya Elections: BJP Fields Ex Militant Leader Against Chief Minister
NDTV
The BJP will contest all 60 seats in the Meghalaya assembly and announced the names of all its candidates on Thursday.
The BJP on Thursday announced Bernard N Marak, its state unit vice-president, and a former militant leader, as its official candidate against Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma in the South Tura constituency.
The BJP will contest all 60 seats in the Meghalaya assembly and announced the names of all its candidates on Thursday.
It had last month decided to break away from the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance led by Conrad Sangma and go it alone in the state election, a party spokesman said here.
Among those whose names featured in the list were BJP's two sitting MLAs - Sanbor Shullai and A L Hek who will contest from South Shillong and Pynthorukhrah constituencies in the city, he said.