Guwahati: The Congress party received a boost in their campaign for the upcoming assembly election in Meghalaya, with leaders from the NPP, UDP, and BJP joining the party on February 9.
At a function held at 18th Mile, Byrnihat, Adrian L Chyne Mylliem, the Congress candidate for 10-Jirang Constituency welcomed the BJP leaders Riang Pohtam and Bisida Sumer, UDP leaders Balaai Suting and Antipas Bina, and Boney Wick Marwein from Patharkhmah.
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In addition, Shaniah Pohswet, Maxi Marak, and Pynskhem Sumer from 18th Mile, Morning Marngar from Patharkhmah, and Jenewel Khongkliam from 15th Mile also joined the Congress.
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It is expected that more leaders from the other parties will be joining the Congress in the coming weeks.
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Adrian L Chyne Mylliem, a degree holder in psychology from Raffles College in Singapore, and president of the Meghalaya Pradesh Youth Congress is the only nominated candidate for Congress from the Jirang constituency.
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The Meghalaya Congress said that it is giving a lot of emphasis on the new generation of leaders, with 29-year-old Adrian being one of them, who is taking up the issues of the people of the disputed border village.