The remaining five Congress MLAs in Meghalaya on Tuesday joined the BJP-backed Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government, led by CM Conrad Sangma. "We were ditched and nobody took any action," said MLA Ampareen Lyngdoh. In November 2021, 12 Congress MLAs had joined TMC. Welcoming them, Sangma said, "Joining of Congress MLAs won't affect the relationship with our coalition partners."