The United Democratic Party (UDP) nominee is likely to be the consensus candidate of the ruling Meghalaya Progressive Alliance. NCP has already said it would also back the UDP nominee in the parliamentary elections.
BJP MLA and PHE Minister A L Hek told reporters yesterday that his party would support the UDP nominee to prevent Congress from winning the Shillong seat.
State BJP will also support the NCP nominee for the Tura parliamentary seat in the state.
The BJP, NCP and UDP are constituents of the five-party coalition in the Meghalaya assembly. But with this decision, BJP now extends this bonhomie to Lok Sabha.
At the national level, NCP is part of the Congress-led UPA and BJP is the major partner of the opposition NDA.