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.
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UDP candidate Eugeneson Lyngdoh won the Mawphlang constituency.
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Meanwhile, the opposition Congress has drawn a blank in the by-elections.
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It has in fact lost two of the seats that it held to the ruling NPP.