MPA scrapes through Meghalaya trust vote

May 25th, 2009 SHILLONG - The Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance (MUA) government of Chief Minister D.D. Lapang won the trust-vote in the state assembly Monday.

April 9th, 2009 SHILLONG - Meghalaya Speaker B. M. Lanong on Thursday disqualified four MLAs who had withdrawn support to the Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) before the trust vote (March 17), which the Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) survived with the casting of vote by the Speaker.

March 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Thursday restored Meghalaya assembly Speaker Bindo M. Lanong's right to decide on the disqualification of legislators under the anti-defection law.

March 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Wednesday sought the government's justification for imposing president's rule in Meghalaya despite the state's ruling alliance having won a March 17 trust vote. A bench headed by Chief Justice K.G.

March 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Claiming that the Congress has a majority in the Meghalaya assembly, former chief minister D.D. Lapang Saturday said the party will stake claim at an 'appropriate time' to form the government in the state which is under president's rule.

March 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of using double standards for imposing president's rule in Meghalaya but not in Orissa. The BJP parted ways with Orissa's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leading to a trust vote on March 11 that the Naveen Patnaik government won through a controversial voice vote.

March 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader P.A. Sangma Friday met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K.

March 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader P A Sangma on Friday met BJP senior leader L K Advani and discussed recent political developments in Meghalaya after the imposition of President's rule in the state. After the meeting, Sangma said he sought Advani's support on the issue.

March 19th, 2009 SHILLONG - The central government's decision to impose president's rule in Meghalaya Wednesday has come under fire from the ruling Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) with former Lok Sabha speaker and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Purno A. Sangma threatening to challenge the decision in the Supreme Court.

March 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI/SHILLONG - Citing a 'constitutional breakdown', the central government Wednesday decided to have president's rule in Meghalaya, a day after the state government barely survived a trust vote with the help of the assembly speaker. 'The cabinet received a report from the (Meghalaya) governor on the events yesterday (Tuesday, during the trust vote).

March 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led Meghalaya Progressive Alliance Government in Meghalaya narrowly survived a trust vote in the State Assembly, the Central Government on Wednesday recommended President's rule in the state. Briefing reporters here after a meeting of the Union Cabinet, Home Minister P.

March 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The central government Wednesday imposed president's rule in Meghalaya, a day after the state government narrowly survived a trust vote with the help of the assembly speaker. Briefing reporters here after a meeting of the union cabinet, Home Minister P.

March 17th, 2009 SHILLONG - Meghalaya Governor Dr. R. S. Mossahari has asked the State Assembly to record the vote of confidence in the government on Tuesday to ensure transparency.

March 17th, 2009 SHILLONG - The Nationalist Congress Party backed Meghalaya Progressive Alliance Government will face trust vote today in the state assembly. On Monday, Speaker Bindo M.

March 15th, 2009 SHILLONG - The NCP led Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) government has to prove its strength on March 17, after three members of the alliance withdrew their support one by one. Congress North East General Secretary In Charge Luizinho Faleiro submitted a memorandum to the Meghalaya Governor urging the dismissal of the MPA government as it has already lost its legal right to be heading the government.