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One more leader moved on from the Congress Party

In Garo hills yet another congress leaders Olpiash N. Arengh has resign from the party. Being the president of the Tura block congress committee, he has decided to contest as an independent from theRongjeng Constituency in East Garo Hills. There are 10 contenders at Rongjeng, being difficult to predict the outcome. The NPP member’s district council Deputy Chairman Mettrinsoh Momin resign, being denied a ticket and decided to contest as an independent the current Rongjeng Legislators Sengnam Marak would therefore be facing a horde of contestant in a mix bags, belonging to both national and regional parties.

The President national parties Meghalaya, Dr. W.R Kharlukhi, has however expressed confident that the party would be able to gather a substantial win in Garo hills.

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Sounder Cajee Shifted to National People's Party

The former President of the Federation Khasi Jaintia Garo People (FKJGP) Sounder Cajee has made news as he join the National People Party (NPP), which he express the hope that NPP will lead the Government that was why he has asked his supporters to join the NPP and that he would be guided by veteran leaders. Sounder Cajee has earlier joined the BJP, hoping to get a ticket. But the ticket allotment seems to be taking time which would be difficult for him to prepare for the polls. That is the reason he resigned from the BJP and ultimately joined the NPP. Apart from Sounder Cajee many of the veteran politicians, having left the congress are accommodating themselves in the NPP camps A clear picture would however emerge by the end of the year of the candidates chosen to contest from the NPP and also the release of the official party manifest.

Sounder Cajee is keen to lock horn against Sanbor Shullai, former deputy speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly of the Laban Constituency.

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Congress to introduce new candidate; Dr. Jelington Ryndong

Preston Tynsong veteran Congress leader and Cabinet Minister from Pynursla yet becoming a prominent rebel of his parent party have ultimately shifted to the National People Party (NPP). On the other hand the Congress has fielded a green horn Dr. Jelington Ryndong, experience in a medical field in the Ganesh Das Hospital, Shillong. Ryndong was however giving clearance right from the block level and also East Khasi Hills District Committee. Preston Tynsong has an advantage of already having vote banks in Pynursla. Yet Congress faithfulls are expected to try out Dr. Jelington Ryndong for a change.

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Political Parties demanded tallying of VVPAT slips

Several political parties in the state which includes Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) and United Democratic Party (UDP) have demanded the tallying of the votes polled (from the EVMs) and voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips in all the 3082 polling stations during counting for the upcoming 2018 Assembly elections.

The demand came after the meeting with the Chief Election Commissioner A.K. Jyoti on Friday in which UDP President Bindo M Lanong said that most political parties are not in favour of EVMs because they are not full proof and are subjected to tampering and this complaint has not only come from us but it is widely made all over the country, hence we collaboratively demanded the tallying of VVPAT.

This is the first time that the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) will be implemented in the state by the Election Commission for the upcoming state assembly elections.