New Delhi: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, Tuesday, announced that several parties, including his National People’s Party (NPP) and the BJP’s Tripura ally Tipra Motha, will merge to form a single political entity aimed at giving the entire Northeast a unified voice – an unprecedented development in the region’s politics.

Calling the move “historic”, Sangma said that a new party with its own flag and symbol will be formed as a result of the merger. A nine-member committee has been constituted, with NPP’s James Sangma as convener, to work out the modalities and present the structure of the proposed party within 45 days.

“For too long, we, the younger generation of Northeast leaders, have spoken about the same issues and concerns of our people, but from different platforms and poli

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