All is not well for BJP in North Shillong

SHILLONG, Jan 7: With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yet to announce its candidate from North Shillong, the electoral conundrum continues to exacerbate in the constituency with both M Kharkrang and Michael Kharsyntiew individually paying visits to the electorates and seeking support from them.
As both the ticket aspirants continue to prove their worth to the senior BJP leadership by holding individual meetings and constituting party bodies, some observers say that seeking support from electorates individually would make a negative impact on the party since the voters will themselves be in a fix about the candidate.
The situation at North Shillong constituency, however, is well organised for other political parties since they are more or less certain about their candidates.
As the BJP seems to be in no hurry in making its intent clear about its candidate from North Shillong constituency, many contend that the delay is going to have adverse effect on the party prospects in the constituency.
Only recently, Michael Kharsyntiew had sought the support and blessings of 96-year-old Hill State Movement leader and three-time Congress MLA, Mestonnath Kharshandy.
Kharsyntiew had said that discussing politics and electoral strategies with a veteran politician was an honour for him.