Meghalaya Congress chief removed after 5 party MLAs quit
After five Congress MLAs resigned from the Meghalaya Assembly, the state's Congress chief DD Lapang was removed. Congress President Rahul Gandhi has appointed Celestine Lyngdoh as the new state President, while Lapang will serve as a Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee advisor. Lyngdoh has also been appointed as President of the Pradesh Election Committee for the upcoming Assembly elections.