New Delhi: National People’s Party (NPP) chief Conrad Sangma on Tuesday (March 7, 2023) took oath as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya for the second consecutive term. Sangma, whose party won 26 seats in the February 27 elections, took oath along with other cabinet ministers in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda and other senior leaders.
Swearing-in ceremony of new Meghalaya government in Shillong. https://t.co/EIhU1uEJO2
— BJP (@BJP4India) March 7, 2023
Sangma has eight ministers from his party in the new Meghalaya government headed by him, while its allies have four ministerial berths.
While NPP’s ally UDP has two ministers, the BJP and the Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) have one each.
According to the rule, Meghalaya with a 60-member assembly cannot have more than 12 ministers including the CM.
The NPP president currently has the support of 45 legislators.
Handed over the letter of support to Hon’ble Governor, Sh. Shri Phagu Chauhan Ji from UDP and PDF to form the Government in alliance with the NPP . pic.twitter.com/a1spSGX3KQ
— Conrad K Sangma (@SangmaConrad) March 6, 2023
On Monday, Sangma had said that the name of the ruling coalition’s Speaker candidate will be announced after further consultation with allies.
The NPP became the single-largest party winning 26 seats in the recently held Meghalaya Assembly polls.
The UDP bagged 11 seats while the BJP, HSPDP, and the People’s Democratic Front (PDF) got two seats each. Besides them, two Independent members also extended support to Sangma.
Earlier on Monday, the newly elected members of the Meghalaya assembly also took the oath with pro-tem speaker Timothy D Shira administering the oath of office and secrecy to them.
Glimpses of the oath taking ceremony of Hon’ble MLAs to the 11th Meghalaya Assembly.
It is the faith of the people that has led us this far. Proud to represent South Tura Constituency as their MLA. My best wishes to all fellow MLAs.
To God be the glory. pic.twitter.com/Wfohb0cSuw
— Conrad K Sangma (@SangmaConrad) March 6, 2023
