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Three more MLAs set to join ruling NPP in Meghalaya
Three of the UDP's four remaining MLAs are set to join Chief Minister Conrad Sangma's NPP in Meghalaya, lifting the ruling party's strength in the 60-member Assembly from 33 to 36.
From kingmaker to one MLA: Meghalaya's UDP all but wiped out as three more defect to NPP
Three of the four remaining United Democratic Party MLAs in Meghalaya have applied to merge with the ruling National People's Party. The UDP expelled all three, shrinking a 12-MLA party to a single legislator in under a month.
Three more UDP MLAs set to join NPP as Meghalaya ruling bloc tightens grip
Three more UDP MLAs in Meghalaya have applied to merge with the ruling NPP, weeks after eight of the party's 12 legislators joined the BJP. The UDP expelled the three. The Speaker said he would seek legal opinion. BJP leader A.L. Hek ruled out a cabinet berth.
Eight MLAs gone, three more going: Meghalaya's UDP shrinks to a single MLA
Three of the four remaining UDP MLAs in Meghalaya have applied to the Assembly Speaker to merge with the ruling NPP. Eight of the party's 12 MLAs had joined the BJP less than a month ago, leaving president Metbah Lyngdoh as its lone legislator.
Three UDP MLAs move to merge with ruling NPP, Speaker to decide
Three of the four remaining UDP MLAs have applied to Speaker Thomas A. Sangma to merge with the ruling National People's Party, days after eight of their colleagues crossed over to the BJP. The move would lift the NPP's strength to 36 in the 60-member House and leave the UDP with a single legislator.
Three of four remaining UDP MLAs likely to join ruling NPP in Meghalaya
Three of the four remaining legislators of the United Democratic Party in Meghalaya are likely to join the ruling National People's Party, in a shift that would further alter the balance in the state's ruling alliance.