HILLONG, Nov 8: The United Democratic Party (UDP) and the
Hill State People Democratic Party (HSPDP) recently
reconstituted the Regional Democratic Alliance (RDA) to
jointly prepare for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, slated
to be held next year.
The RDA meeting held recently nominated UDP chief Metbah
Lyngdoh as its chairman, HSPDP chief KP Pangniang as
secretary, HSPDP’s senior leader and MDC from Mawkynrew
Martle Mukhim as co-chairman and UDP East Khasi
Hills president Titosstarwell Chyne as assistant secretary.
Speaking to reporters, Lyngdoh said, “We are pleased to note
that both the parties have agreed in principle to ensure that
the RDA is still intact and to continue to work for the interest
of the party.”
“We have also decided to have 11 more members, who will
be nominated by both the parties,” he said.
The UDP chief said in the past, the two regional political
parties have been working together and the reconstitution of
the RDA today was as decided in a meeting held on May 30,
after the 2023 Assembly election.
Lyngdoh said the other issues including the candidates for
the Lok Sabha election will be discussed in the next meeting
of the RDA to be held shortly. He said that the next meeting
would also discuss and take a call on the upcoming MDC
elections to the KHADC and JHADC.
Pangniang informed that the meeting also decided that the
six members would be nominated from the UDP and five
from the HSPDP in order to have a full body of office bearers
of the RDA.
He said the two political parties have discussed at length on
the need for each party to take a call on how to proceed
ahead with the preparation for the MP elections under the
umbrella of the RDA.
“We have in today’s meeting decided that we will inform
each and every member of the HSPDP and UDP that we will
restrengthen this alliance and we will also discuss the
preparation of the MP election by having internal discussion
by each party,” he added.
The HSPDP chief said that both parties will identify the
candidate for the Shillong seat and propose the same before
the RDA to take a collective decision on the matter. (NNN)
