The allegations of difference between the National People’s Party (NPP) and the BJP regarding the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) was put aside by Meghalaya Health Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Alexander Laloo Hek.  He said that the BJP MDCs were commanded to assist the NPP-led Executive Committee (EC).

Hek said, “We are supporting the NPP. This is the direction that is from the central leadership. Except (for) the Congress, we can support the ruling party or any party but not the Congress”. The Party vice president and Tura MDC Bernard Marak has been asked to support the NPP-led EC, Hek added.

BJP MDC Pramod Koch joined the Garo Hills Democratic Coalition (GHDC). Bernard Marak is yet to join.

“It depends on the CEM whom to include in the EC, but we have requested that one of the BJP MDCs should be made an EM,” Hek said.

It was alleged that state BJP president Ernest Mawrie had not seeked any advice with the leaders from Garo Hills for allotting tickets to the candidates. Hek clarified that Mawrie distributed the tickets after consulting with the committee.

“We have left it to the wisdom of the state president to allot the ticket, and we have all confidence that he has distributed according to the selection by the committee, and he was not alone. The committee had already decided before distributing tickets to the candidates,” he said.

“I told them that (in case of) any misunderstanding or confusion among the party workers, they should talk across the table and resolve it. When we talk across the table, then there will be a solution,” Hek said.

Hek said that the Congress did well except for the UDP, which failed to get any seats in the GHADC elections.

“The BJP has done very well by getting two seats in the GHADC,” he said.
“Voting in the GHADC election shows that the people have lost faith and confidence in Congress and NPP, as the strong majority mandate went to none of the strong political parties in Garo Hills.”

Hek was asked regarding a change in leadership. He replied, “I have no comment on this, as the national leaders will decide. We leave it to their wisdom to take a call on this matter or call a meeting of all party workers or BJP leaders. If there is any misunderstanding, they can sit across the table and resolve the issue,” he said.

The allegations of difference between the National People’s Party (NPP) and the BJP regarding the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) was put aside by Meghalaya Health Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Alexander Laloo Hek.  He said that the BJP MDCs were commanded to assist the NPP-led Executive Committee (EC).

Hek said, “We are supporting the NPP. This is the direction that is from the central leadership. Except (for) the Congress, we can support the ruling party or any party but not the Congress”. The Party vice president and Tura MDC Bernard Marak has been asked to support the NPP-led EC, Hek added.

BJP MDC Pramod Koch joined the Garo Hills Democratic Coalition (GHDC). Bernard Marak is yet to join.

“It depends on the CEM whom to include in the EC, but we have requested that one of the BJP MDCs should be made an EM,” Hek said.

It was alleged that state BJP president Ernest Mawrie did not seek any advice with the leaders from Garo Hills for allotting tickets to the candidates. Hek clarified that Mawrie distributed the tickets after consulting with the committee.

“We have left it to the wisdom of the state president to allot the ticket, and we have all confidence that he has distributed according to the selection by the committee, and he was not alone. The committee had already decided before distributing tickets to the candidates,” he said.

“I told them that (in case of) any misunderstanding or confusion among the party workers, they should talk across the table and resolve it. When we talk across the table, then there will be a solution,” Hek said.

Hek said that the Congress did well except for the UDP, which failed to get any seats in the GHADC elections.

“The BJP has done very well by getting two seats in the GHADC,” he said.
“Voting in the GHADC election shows that the people have lost faith and confidence in Congress and NPP, as the strong majority mandate went to none of the strong political parties in Garo Hills.”

Hek was asked regarding a change in leadership. He replied, “I have no comment on this, as the national leaders will decide. We leave it to their wisdom to take a call on this matter or call a meeting of all party workers or BJP leaders. If there is any misunderstanding, they can sit across the table and resolve the issue,” he said.