Major blow to the Congress in its last bastion in Northeast; Former CM of Meghalaya Mukul Sangma and 10 Other MLA quits party


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Shillong: Major blow to the Congress party in Meghalaya. Former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has left the party and 11 other MLAs and joined the All India Trinamool Congress. As per reports, Mukul Sangma and 11 other Congress legislators submitted their letter of resignation to Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh last evening announcing their merger with the TMC. Sangma is set to brief the media on Thursday (November 25) to announce the move officially. Sources said that he might also travel to Mairang to meet Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh. Among those who joined the TMC and Sangma are all eight party legislators from...