NPP ‘unfazed’ by BJP’s expanding footprint in country, says Dhar

By Our Reporter

SHILLONG, May 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) juggernaut continues its relentless march across the country, having already wiped out the Congress in large parts of India and the Northeast and the TMC in West Bengal.

After unseating Arvind Kejriwal and Mamata Banerjee and consolidating its power in Assam, the BJP has begun turning heads in the NPP camp in Meghalaya which heads to assembly polls in early 2028.

As per sources some NPP leaders have privately begun discussing the growing challenge the BJP may pose, especially in light of its renewed and aggressive performance in recent assembly polls.

However, senior NPP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar downplayed such concerns, saying, “There is no challenge to the NPP in 2028 as people know whom to vote for.”

Stating that the ideology of the BJP and NPP are completely different, Dhar, however, acknowledged that the state is benefitting from significant development initiatives under the BJP-led NDA Government.

He expressed confidence that the NPP would improve its tally while “BJP will get the same number of seats with a small plus or minus.”

Despite the NPP’s bravado, the BJP’s proven ability to dismantle long-standing regional incumbents is likely to intensify the political battle in Meghalaya in 2028 as the saffron party continues on its quest to expand its footprint in the Northeast.