Shillong, July 30 -- In a blow to the Congress party in Meghalaya, its lone remaining legislator, Ronnie V. Lyngdoh, formally severed ties with the party and merged with the ruling National People's Party (NPP) on Wednesday.
The resignation was submitted to Assembly Speaker Thomas A. Sangma, who accepted the merger.
Lyngdoh, who represented the Mylliem constituency, was the Congress Legislature Party leader and a senior political figure in the state.
With his departure, the Congress, once a dominant political force in Meghalaya, now finds itself without any legislative representation in the 60-member Assembly.
The Speaker confirmed that Lyngdoh's merger with the NPP complied with the provisions of the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution,...