The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Meghalaya has asked all aspirants who are interested in contesting the upcoming KHADC and JHADC elections to submit their application to the district presidents by December 30, 2024.
The list of final candidates will then be forwarded to the party’s state election commission on January 5, 2025.
“Through these elections, the BJP hopes to attain a position whereby the party can influence the long pending amendments to the Sixth Schedule (of the Constitution) in a manner that will have a positive impact on the running of Meghalaya’s local administrations,” a press release from the saffron party said. “If the party wins the requisite number of seats, the BJP will push for direct funding of village administrations.”
This will, according to the BJP, “significantly empower” village headmen and Dorbar Shnongs across Khasi and Jaintia Hills, ensuring streamlining of development projects and smooth dissemination of the numerous central government schemes.
