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Eight UDP MLAs defect to BJP, making it Meghalaya's second-largest party
✍️ NDTV
🗓 24 Sep 2026, 01:02 AM
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Eight UDP MLAs have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Meghalaya, raising the party to the status of the state's second-largest political outfit.
Eight UDP MLAs have joined the BJP in Meghalaya, according to the NDTV report.\n\nTheir inclusion has increased the BJP's numbers in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, making it the second-largest party in the state.\n\nThis change modifies the party composition in the assembly and reflects a new alignment in Meghalaya's political landscape.