Meghalaya Minister Lahkmen Rymbui formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Union Minister Kiren Rijiju at a ceremony held at BJP headquarters, New Delhi on 23 September 2026, as part of a group of eight United Democratic Party (UDP) MLAs switching allegiance. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
All eight United Democratic Party (UDP) MLAs from Meghalaya who joined the BJP on 23 September 2026 did so at a formal ceremony witnessed by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju at BJP headquarters in New Delhi, marking a significant shift in the state's political landscape. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and BJP Northeast in charge Sambit Patra jointly presided over the induction of Meghalaya Minister Lahkmen Rymbui and seven other United Democratic Party (UDP) MLAs into the BJP at BJP headquarters, New Delhi on 23 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Meghalaya BJP President Rikman G. Momin stood alongside Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and BJP Northeast in charge Sambit Patra as eight United Democratic Party (UDP) MLAs officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at its New Delhi headquarters on 23 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
A formal group photograph at BJP headquarters, New Delhi on 23 September 2026 captured Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, BJP Northeast in charge Sambit Patra, and Meghalaya BJP President Rikman G. Momin alongside the eight newly inducted United Democratic Party (UDP) MLAs from Meghalaya. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)