Conrad Sangma

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has defeated his rival Bernard Marak of the BJP and won the South Tura constituency with 10090 votes, the Election.

Sangma, and a three-time NPP MLA, was defeated by Rupa M. Marak of the Trinamool Congress in the Dadenggre constituency by a narrow margin of just 18 votes. The NPP is leading in as many as 26 seats out of 60 Assembly constituencies and is set to retain power in the hill state for a second consecutive term.

Conrad, who has an MBA in finance, had served as the finance minister till 2009 in a government run by a rainbow coalition of regional parties. Subsequently, ...

After the BJP in Manipur, the party sends the highest legislators to the state Assembly there. In the run up to the election, Conrad raised the stakes by mounting scathing public attacks on the BJP. The next year saw the death of his father and he went on to take over as the president of the NPP. In 2016, he was also elected to the Lok Sabha in a by-poll from Tura. Yet, the fact that it managed to do so well means that Conrad’s stature now towers above all of his contemporaries in the state. The National People’s Party (NPP) may have fallen short of the magic number in Meghalaya, but the party has few reasons to be upset.

Sangma, 45, won the seat by securing 13342 with a vote share of 52.04 per cent. His nearest rival Bernard N Marak of the Bharatiya Janata Party got 8326 ...

The BJP has said it will submit a letter of support to NPP tonight to form the next government in the state. Sangma's National People's Party and the BJP were coalition partners but fought elections separately. Sangma, 45, won the seat by securing 13,342 with a vote share of 52.04 per cent.

Conrad Sangma's NPP has won 25 seats and emerged as the single largest party in Meghalaya. However, it is six short of the magic number and will have enter ...

"Since there is a fractured mandate, we have to speak to all MLAs. I have started discussions with other parties," NPP chief Conrad Sangma told India Today TV. Conrad Sangma's NPP has won 25 seats and emerged as the single largest party in Meghalaya.

The first election that the US and UK-trained Conrad Sangma, who now runs the National People's Party (NPP) formed by his father PA Sangma, fought in 2004 ...

In 2015, he ensured the victory of his party in the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council Election. Elected for the first time as an MLA in 2008, Sangma who did his MBA in finance had served as the finance minister till 2009. Earlier in the day, Sangma told newspersons, "I thank the people of our state for having voted for our party. However, since then, the 45-year-old has emerged as a powerful politician in his father's mould, growing stronger by the election. [Latest India News](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news)along with [Latest News](https://www.hindustantimes.com/latest-news)and [Top Headlines](https://www.hindustantimes.com/)from India and around the world. The first election that the US and UK-trained Conrad Sangma, who now runs the National People’s Party (NPP) formed by his father PA Sangma, fought in 2004 had resulted in a narrow defeat.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma is likely to meet state Governor Phagu Chauhan on Friday morning to stake claim to form the next government, ...

It had won only six seats in the 2018 polls. They will stake claim to form the next government," he added. "The MLAs of NPP and other allies will also accompany him.