Shillong: Ahead of a major reshuffle in the Meghalaya cabinet to be held later on Tuesday, eight ministers have resigned from the council of ministers.
The eight ministers who resigned from their posts are Ampareen Lyngdoh, Comingone Ymbon, Rakkam A Sangma and Abu Taher Mondal of the NPP, Paul Lyngdoh and Kyrmen Shylla of the UDP, Shakliar Warjri of the HSPDP, and AL Hek of the BJP.
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, who heads the NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government, met Governor C H Vijayashankar at Raj Bhavan here and submitted the resignations of the ministers.
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The new ministers are scheduled to take the oath at Raj Bhavan at 5 pm on Tuesday.
The resignation of the eight ministers has cleared the way for the induction of fresh faces into the Meghalaya cabinet.
