Congress leaders met governer to form govt in Meghalaya

Shillong, March 04: Senior Congress leaders Ahmed Patel and Kamal Nath on Saturday met Governor Ganga Prasad requesting him to invite the Congress to form the new government in Meghalaya.

"We have already met the governor and handed him a letter to request him to invite the Congress being the single largest party," Nath said.

The Congress which emerged as the single largest party winning 21 assembly seats is short of ten seats to get an absolute majority in the 60 member assembly.

"We will stake claim to form the government. We are already in touch with other political parties. We are confident of forming the new government," the senior Congress leader said.