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Meghalaya BJP president Rikman G Momin on Wednesday asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not break its alliance partner, the National People’s Party (NPP), nor encourage legislators from the ruling party to join the saffron camp, maintaining that disturbing the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government would be “very much unethical”. He also claimed that, at present, even legislators of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) are not in touch with the BJP, amid continuing speculation over possible political realignments ahead of the 2028 Assembly elections. The remarks come despite earlier claims by the State BJP that some sitting legislators were in contact with the party leadership and could join the BJP before the next Assembly polls.
Addressing the issue, Momin said, “I cannot reveal how many sitting legislators are in touch with the BJP. We cannot break NPP because they are our alliance. We want to work for our people in Meghalaya, so disturbing MDA government that will be very much unethical, it will be unwise to do that because we are alliance and we are working happily with the government. The government is trying to bring a lot of projects into the state.”
Referring to speculation surrounding political leaders, he added, “Right now there is no one from TMC in touch with the BJP as of NPP. There is always speculation, from 2023 there is a speculation there that Dr Mukul Sangma joining but till now it didn’t happen.”
The statement comes against the backdrop of recurring rumours of legislators switching sides, particularly following reports that some elected representatives have remained in touch with the BJP leadership in the State.
