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NPP strength rises to 36 as three UDP MLAs switch

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC · How we work

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Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Thomas A Sangma recognized three UDP legislators joining the National People’s Party on October 23, 2026.
The legislators are Paul Lyngdoh (West Shillong), Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar (Mawkyrwat) and Nujorki Sungoh (Mowkaiaw).
Their merger satisfied the two-thirds threshold of Paragraph 4(2) of the Constitution’s Tenth Schedule.
The move raised NPP’s Assembly strength to 36 seats.
It left UDP with a single MLA.

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Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Thomas A Sangma recognized three UDP legislators joining the National People’s Party on October 23, 2026.
The legislators are Paul Lyngdoh (West Shillong), Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar (Mawkyrwat) and Nujorki Sungoh (Mowkaiaw).
Their merger satisfied the two-thirds threshold of Paragraph 4(2) of the Constitution’s Tenth Schedule.
The move raised NPP’s Assembly strength to 36 seats.
It left UDP with a single MLA.