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BJP Inducts 8 UDP Legislators, Becomes Meghalaya’s Second-Largest Party

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC · How we work

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) inducted eight United Democratic Party (UDP) legislators from Meghalaya.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra attended the New Delhi induction ceremony.
The MLAs demanded Khasi language inclusion in the Eighth Schedule, coal mining resumption, and MRSSA amendments.
With ten defectors, the BJP became the second-largest party in the Meghalaya Assembly after the NPP.

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) inducted eight United Democratic Party (UDP) legislators from Meghalaya.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra attended the New Delhi induction ceremony.
The MLAs demanded Khasi language inclusion in the Eighth Schedule, coal mining resumption, and MRSSA amendments.
With ten defectors, the BJP became the second-largest party in the Meghalaya Assembly after the NPP.