Assembly elections will be held in Tripura on February 16, Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27, and the counting of votes will take place on March 2, according to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.
Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister, stated that five states, namely Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and Nagaland, have shown significant decreases in southwest monsoon rainfall over the last 30 years (1989-2018).
Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is on a two-day Meghalaya visit beginning Thursday, with an eye on next year's assembly elections.
Sanbor Shullai, the leader of the BJP, reaffirmed his party's commitment to the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government in the face of rumors that it would stop supporting the coalition.