National Peoples Party (NPP) chief and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma after his victory in the South Tura Assembly constituency, Thursday, March 2, 2023. (PTI Photo) (PTI03_02_2023_000241B)
Amid the counting of the Assembly election votes in Meghalaya, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday thanked the people of the state for voting for the ruling National People's Party (NPP).
"I thank the people of the state for voting our party. We are very thankful to them. We are short by few numbers of course and we will wait for the final result to come out and then we will decide how to go," he said while addressing reporters here.
Currently, the NPP is much ahead from the other major parties, including the opposition Congress and Trinamool Congress.
It has emerged as the single largest party in the state.
When Sangma was asked about forging an alliance with partners in the previous government -- the BJP and United Democratic Party -- he replied: "I could not even meet my people. Let me meet them and then we will decide. Let us see." Shillong, March 2 (IANS)
Ri Bhoi: Supporters of various parties gather outside a counting centre awaiting results of Meghalaya Assembly elections, in Ri Bhoi district, Thursday, March 2, 2023. (PTI Photo/Trideep Lahkar)Tura: Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People's Party (NPP) chief Conrad Sangma waves at supporters gathered for celebrating his victory in Meghalaya Assembly elections from the South Tura Assembly constituency, Thursday, March 2, 2023. (PTI Photo)
Tura: Supporters of Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People's Party (NPP) chief Conrad Sangma celebrate his victory, in Tura, Thursday, March 2, 2023. (PTI Photo)
