Meghalaya Democratic Party Explained

Party Name:	Meghalaya Democratic Party
Abbreviation:	MDP
Foundation:	2002
Headquarters:	Shillong
State Seats Name:	Meghalaya Legislative Assembly

The Meghalaya Democratic Party (MDP) is a political party in the north-east Indian state of Meghalaya formed in 2002.^[1] The party formed as a split from the United Democratic Party.^[2]

Following the 2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, the party secured four seats and joined the governing Meghalaya Democratic Alliance coalition under Chief Minister D. D. Lapang.^[3] The party secured three ministerial seats in the first cabinet, however, following implementation of 91st Constitutional amendment in 2004, the cabinet was reduced from 39 to 12, with the MDP losing all seats in the cabinet.^[4]

The party lost its four seats in the 2008 elections, was unable to win any seats in the 2013 election and did not field any candidates in the 2018 election.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Seats! colspan="3"

Votes
	Contested	Won	+/-	Total	%	+/-
2003	18	4		47,852	5.31
2008	18	0	4	30,691	2.78	2.53
2013	2	0		6,098	0.46	2.32

Notes and References

1. Book: Roy. Ramashray. India's 2004 Elections: Grass-Roots and National Perspectives. Wallace. Paul. 2007. SAGE Publications India. 978-81-321-0110-9. 245. en.
2. Baruah. Apurba K.. 2003. Elections 2003: Decline of Regionalism. Economic and Political Weekly. 38. 16. 1538–1541. 4413452. 0012-9976.
3. Web site: Congress asked to form Meghalaya govt. 4 March 2003. www.rediff.com. 2020-03-04.
4. Web site: Meghalaya ministry downsized. 6 July 2004. Outlook India. 2020-03-04.
5. Web site: Meghalaya 2008. Electoral Commission of India. 4 March 2020.
6. Web site: Meghalaya 2013. Electoral Commission of India. 4 March 2020.
7. Web site: Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018. Electoral Commission of India. 4 March 2020.