BJP candidates
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Shillong, Jan 3 : The Meghalaya unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to announce the list of candidates for the upcoming elections to the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) by next week.
Informing this today, BJP chief spokesperson M Kharkrang said that the party has decided to contest from all the 29 seats of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) and the Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC).
He said that the State president will be coming to Shillong next week and will immediately convene a meeting to discuss the ADC polls. The elections to the KHADC and JHADC are slated to be held on February 21. Most of the political parties including the NPP, Congress, United Democratic Party (UDP), Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP), Voice of the People Party (VPP) and the Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) have already released the names of their respective candidates for the ADC polls.
Informing this today, BJP chief spokesperson M Kharkrang said that the party has decided to contest from all the 29 seats of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) and the Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC).
He said that the State president will be coming to Shillong next week and will immediately convene a meeting to discuss the ADC polls. The elections to the KHADC and JHADC are slated to be held on February 21. Most of the political parties including the NPP, Congress, United Democratic Party (UDP), Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP), Voice of the People Party (VPP) and the Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) have already released the names of their respective candidates for the ADC polls.