By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: Suspended UDP legislator Ardent Basaiawmoit has decided to contest the Nongkrem seat on a HSPDP ticket.
Basaiawmoit said on Monday that to clear the doubts, he has decided to contest from the HSPDP.
Earlier, the supporters of the legislator had also joined HSPDP.
With the Congress fielding Lambor Malngiang from Nongkrem, Basaiawmoit hopes that he would be able to retain the seat.
The legislator, however, wanted the unification of all minor political parties which include HSPDP, KHNAM and MDP to act as an alternate force to take on other existing parties.
It was after questioning the UDP leadership for allotting the party ticket to a non-indigenous person in Rajabala constituency that the UDP suspended the legislator.
Basaiwmoit asserted that though he had raised the issue of ticket allotment to a non-indigenous person in Rajabala, he was not against the interest of genuine non-indigenous persons and hoped that all sections of people will support him.