Shillong (21.04.2026): After former Meghalaya Chief Secretary Donald Phillips Wahlang (Retd IAS: 1993: AM) claims to have refused to contest Lok Sabha by-elections, the state BJP has responded by saying that it did not offered a party ticket to former Chief Secretary for the upcoming Shillong Lok Sabha byelection. The BJP stated that a remark by senior party leader and Pynthorumkhrah legislator AL Hek on the matter was his “personal statement” and not the party’s decision.

Outlining the party’s candidate selection process, the statement said, “BJP is a rules and process based organization. Allotment of party ticket for any election mandatorily follows certain procedures laid down by the central steering group of the party.”

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