New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (NT): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Ram Madhav on Tuesday accredited Prime Minister's Narendra Modi's call for Congress-Mukta-Bharat also in this state as saying 'Meghalaya for Change-Meghalaya for BJP', for bringing on four Meghalaya Congress MLAs in the party.

 Ram Madhav from his tweeter wall shared a message"In Meghalaya today, 4 MLAs from Congress n other parties will join BJP together with other elected members n hundreds of supporters. 'Meghalaya for Change - Meghalaya for BJP' is PM's call," cited in Madhav's tweet.

Last year On December 30, 2018, in a foremost bluster to the Mukul Sangma-led Congress government in Meghalaya, five of its MLAs, together with former deputy chief minister Rowell Lyngdoh, reconciled from the state Assembly to stick together the National People's Party (NPP), a supporter of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Three more members of the legislative body have also reconciled from the Assembly to shake hands with the NPP, which comprise Remington Pyngrope from United Democratic Party and Independents Stephanson Mukhim and positive Bamon.

The Congress MLAs, who resigned from their assembly seats, are Sniawbhalang Dhar, Comingone Ymbon, Prestone Tynsong, Rowell Lyngdoh and Ngaitlang Dhar of Congress, Remington Pyngrope from UDP and Independents Stephanson Mukhim and Hopeful Bamon.

The Congress now has 24 MLAs in the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly. (NT)