SHILLONG, June 18 -- Election to the lone Rajya Sabha seat in the state will be held along with other 17 seats across 7 states on Friday.Polling will be from 9 am to 4 pm while counting of votes will be at 5 pm.

The BJP-backed Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government is fielding National People's Party (NPP) state president, Dr Wanwei Roy Kharlukhi as its candidate to Rajya Sabha seat. Dr Kharlukhi is pitted against the opposition Congress candidate and former legislator Kennedy Khyriem.

Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma had expressed confidence that the MDA candidate will emerge victorious.

"The writing on the wall is clear that we will win this election. All coalition parnters have expressed full support to Dr Kharlukhi," Sangma s...