Overview
- Swearing-in of new ministers is scheduled at Raj Bhavan, Shillong, at 5 pm Tuesday.
- Four NPP ministers — Ampareen Lyngdoh, A. T. Mondal, Rakkam A. Sangma, and Comingone Ymbon — are set to go, with Sosthenes Sohtun, Timothy D. Shira, Wailadmiki Passah, and Brening A. Sangma named as replacements.
- Coalition slots are being reallocated, with UDP’s Paul Lyngdoh and Kyrmen Shylla to be replaced by Metbah Lyngdoh and Lahkmen Rymbui, BJP’s A. L. Hek by Sanbor Shullai, and HSPDP’s Shakliar Warjri by Methodius Dkhar.
- Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma submitted the induction list to Governor Chandrashekhar H. Vijayashankar on Monday after a brief postponement linked to state mourning for former CM D. D. Lapang.
- The reshuffle is expected to leave the cabinet without a woman minister and will alter district representation, with reporting also citing performance concerns and recent controversies as factors.