SHILLONG, Nov 8: Congress chief of Meghalaya, Vincent H Pala today expressed confidence that the party will retain the Gambegre seat in the upcoming bye-election to be held on November 13.
“We are quite confident that we have a chance to win the bye election in Gambegre. It is a seat vacated by our MP Saleng A Sangma,” Pala told reporters.
Citing the reason behind the optimism, the former Shillong MP said, “The people of Garo Hills when I met them said that since Saleng has been promoted as an MP, we will give a chance to Congress this time also.”
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