The New Indian Express ·
Former Meghalaya MLA Jemino Mawthoh joins BJP; eight UDP MLAs may follow
GUWAHATI: Former Meghalaya MLA Jemino Mawthoh joined the BJP on Saturday along with his supporters, in a move seen as a precursor to eight United Democratic Party (UDP) MLAs joining the saffron party.
Mawthoh, who quit the UDP in May, joined the BJP in the presence of Meghalaya unit chief Rikman Momin and senior legislator Alexander Laloo Hek, among others.
He told reporters that he had been receiving feelers from the BJP since 2021 but had taken his time before deciding to join the party after consulting his supporters.