Shillong, Oct. 28 -- Three sitting United Democratic Party (UDP) legislators who switched to the ruling National People's Party (NPP) in Meghalaya were formally inducted into the party on Wednesday.

Chief Minister and NPP national president Conrad Sangma welcomed two UDP legislators, Paul Lyngdoh and Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar, into the NPP fold at an induction ceremony held at the party headquarters.

Deputy Chief Ministers Prestone Tynsong and Sniawbhalang Dhar besides several senior NPP leaders were present on the occasionNujorki Sungoh, the third former UDP legislator, could not attend the induction programme due to ill health, but his supporters from his Mokaiaw assembly constituency joined the NPP.

With this, the number of NPP MLAs h...