Shillong, Oct. 7 -- Meghalaya BJP leader Alexander Laloo Hek has claimed that sitting MLAs from the ruling NPP and opposition TMC are eager to join the BJP, signalling an expanding footprint for the saffron party in the state.
Hek, widely considered the mastermind who roped eight of the 12 United Democratic Party (UDP) legislators into the BJP fold, said that NPP and TMC legislators from Garo Hills and Jaintia Hills are prepared to switch sides on the condition that they possess the numbers to avoid disqualification under the anti-defection law.
"I have received phone calls from NPP and TMC legislators expressing their willingness to join the BJP. However, these people don't have the required numbers to leave their respective political pa...