Shillong, Dec 3: Former cabinet minister Paul Lyngdoh, the MLA for West Shillong, today scotched rumours that he will quit the United Democratic Party (UDP) for the National People’s Party (NPP), saying that the idea had not crossed his mind.

It is no secret that Lyngdoh was disappointed at having been removed as a cabinet minister from the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government during the reshuffle two months back. He was axed not due to a decision by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma (who heads the NPP) or because of poor performance but because other UDP members wanted to sit behind the steering wheel.

However, his hypothetical defection to the NPP would be something of a surprise for Lyngdoh, who cut his teeth in a student pressure group before entering politics where he has positione

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