The ruling coalition in Meghalaya – the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) has secured a comfortable win in the by-elections to three assembly seats in the state.
While the chief minister Conrad Sangma-led National People’s Party (NPP) won 2 seats, its ally the United Democratic Party (UDP) has won one seat.
NPP candidates Abdus Saleh and Pyniaid Sing Syiem secured comfortable wins at Rajabala and Mawryngkneng seats respectively.
UDP candidate Eugeneson Lyngdoh won the Mawphlang constituency.
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Meanwhile, the opposition Congress has drawn a blank in the by-elections.
It has in fact lost two of the seats that it held to the ruling NPP.