TMC to skip Meghalaya tribal council elections

• TMC, Meghalaya’s largest Opposition party, will not contest elections to two tribal councils.

• Elections to Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council and Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council are scheduled for February 21.

• Senior party leader Mukul M. Sangma explains the decision as “ground realities.”

• TMC’s strength lies at the grassroots level, with five MLAs in the 60-member Assembly.