Meghalaya : UDP quits MDA coalition, vows organisational revival

Shillong, Nov 3 (UNI) The United Democratic Party (UDP) has withdrawn support from the National People's Party (NPP)-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA-II) government following a massive political exodus that left it with a solitary legislator. The UDP's exit is unlikely to threaten the stability of the Conrad Sangma-led administration, given that the ruling NPP alone commands 36 legislators-safely clearing the 31-seat simple majority threshold in the 60-member Assembly. UDP General Secretary Titosstarwell Chyne stated that the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC), which met on Tuesday, unanimously decided to pull out of the government to safeguard its long-term interests. "We decided…