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Ending days of uncertainty as to who would form the government after the fractured verdict in Meghalaya Assembly Polls 2018, the National People’s Party president Conrad Sangma was sworn in as Meghalaya chief minister by Governor Ganga Prasad in Shillong. The governor also administered the oath of office to 11 ministers at the Raj Bhavan. The NPP coalition managed to deny the single largest party Congress ( 21 seats ) to form the government.
According to PTI report, the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president Amit Shah, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh and BJP national spokesperson Nalin Kohli were present at the swearing-in ceremony.
the 40- year-old Sangma is currently a Lok Sabha MP from Tura constituency. Conrad is the son of the late Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma, who was one of the tallest leaders of the state.
The NPP president had met the governor and staked claim to form the government with the support of 34 MLAs in the 60-member assembly.
Sangma claimed he had the support of 19 MLAs of the NPP, six of the United Democratic Party (UDP), four of the People’s Democratic Front (PDF), two each of the Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) and the BJP and an Independent.
