TMC releases first list of 52 candidates for Meghalaya assembly elections

TMC on Friday released its first list for the Meghalaya assembly elections. There are a total of 52 candidates in the list. Assembly polls in Meghalaya are set to be held by March, 2023.

Kolkata:Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday released the firs list of 52 candidates for the upcoming Meghalaya assembly elections. Under Chief Ministerial candidate and former CM Mukul Sangma, who is also the former Chief Minister of the state, Trinamool said it was focused on 'betterment' of the state. "With this much-anticipated announcement, we recommit to Meghalaya’s betterment and people’s welfare" the party said while releasing the list.

Trinamool Congress leader and Opposition chief whip George B Lyngdoh also found mention in it along with 12 other sitting MLAs and three sitting tribal council members. These are the initial names for 52 constituencies. Out of these, 15 are MLAs and MDCs. The party has fielded five women candidates, TMC state president Charles Pyngrope said.

We will reach out to people to take into consideration the larger interest of people and the state, said Mukul Sangma. The TMC, West Bengal's ruling party, had on Thursday launched a scheme in which the party said it would create 3 lakh jobs in the next five years, besides providing Rs 1,000 to all unemployed youths if voted to power.

The polls are scheduled to be held by March, 2023 in the North-Eastern state. Currently, National People's Party (NPP) leader Conrad Sangma is the Chief Minister, with the former party in coalition with the BJP.