Meghalaya Nationalist Congress Party a political party

Political party

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 that existed in Meghalaya

Meghalaya

Meghalaya is a state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means the Abode of Clouds in Sanskrit and other Indic languages. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country about 300 km long and 100 km wide, with a total area of about 8,700 sq mi . The...

, India

India

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 in December 2003. It was formed by Cyprian Sangma on December 15, when six out of 14 Nationalist Congress Party

Nationalist Congress Party

The Nationalist Congress Party is a centre to centre left political party primarily based in the state of Maharashtra, India.-Background:...

 legislators broke away. Four of the six were immediately given cabinet berths in the D.D. Lapang government. On December 21 MNCP merged with the Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

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MNCP was also the name of another NCP splinter-group in the state, formed in 2001.