The Meghalaya Democratic Alliance-II (MDA-II) on Wednesday unanimously endorsed National People’s Party (NPP) leader James PK Sangma as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha election scheduled for June 18 after coalition partners agreed to follow the convention of backing the nominee of the alliance’s largest constituent.
The decision was taken during a meeting of leaders of the parliamentary parties of all MDA-II constituents chaired by Chief Minister and alliance leader Conrad K Sangma.
Announcing the decision, MDA-Il parliamentary party secretary and West Shillong MLA Paul Lyngdoh said member parties had initially proposed different names from their respective political organisations for consideration.
However, as no consensus emerged around a single candidate, the alliance resolved to adopt the
established parliamentary convention of endorsing the proposal put forward by the NPP, the largest partner in the coalition.