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There are speculations that the bypoll may not be held given that the general election is a year from now.
During the meeting, Singh enquired about Bapat’s family members and recalled his memories with the BJP leader. He also spoke about Bapat’s performance in Parliament.
Interestingly, leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have also shown interest in the seat which has so far been contested by the Congress as part of the seat-sharing agreement in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The BJP created history on Thursday by returning to power in Tripura and the NDPP-BJP alliance swept the polls in Nagalanad. The BJP is also part of the sweepstakes to form government in Meghalaya having decided to extend support to the National People's Party which emerged as the single-largest party with 26 seats India News | BJP, Allies Return to Power in Tripura and Nagaland; Conrad Sangma Poised to Repeat NPP-led Government in Meghalaya.
There will be no change in government in the three northeastern states.