NPP panel to meet on Tuesday
SHILLONG: The state executive committee meeting of NPP will be held here on Tuesday to discuss the strengthening of the party after the successful win of the party candidate Conrad Sangma in the Tura by-poll.
The meeting will also discuss the formation of full-fledged functionaries of the party before dissolving the ad hoc committees.
The NPP’s National President Conrad Sangma said on Saturday that the issue of pre-poll alliance with likeminded parties would also figure in the meeting, though no decision will be taken at this juncture as there is still time for the Assembly polls.
According to NPP leader, the party is open to work with likeminded parties in Assembly polls. “The agenda of the state executive committee will be to re-organize the party and the intention is to strengthen the party “, Sangma said.
After Sangma secured victory in 23 out of 24 Assembly segments which comprises Tura Lok Sabha seat, there is resurgence of the party which, otherwise has only two legislators ( James Sangma and Nihim Shira) after NPP could not secure the projected seats in the 2013 Assembly polls.
After the debacle of NPP in 2013 Assembly polls, there were signs of improvement in its performance with the party forming a coalition in GHADC after the delayed elections in October 2015. The party, which is rejuvenated after the win of Sangma from Tura Parliamentary seat is looking at the repeat of the success in 2018 Assembly polls.