Meghalaya: BJP sidelined in cabinet reshuffle, claims Minister Sanbor Shullai

Shillong, Nov 5 (UNI) Meghalaya Minister and BJP Legislature Party leader Sanbor Shullai has expressed strong dissatisfaction over the recent state cabinet reshuffle and portfolio allocation, maintaining that the National People's Party (NPP) has failed to accord the saffron party its due political weight. Shullai contended that the BJP, the second-largest ally within the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) with 10 legislators in the 60-member Assembly, deserved additional cabinet berths. The BJP Minister said that the party had taken up the issue with Chief Minister Conrad Sangma following the resignation of former United Democratic Party president and minister Metbah Lyngdoh. Stating…