New Delhi March 3 (IANS) BJP chief Amit Shah on Saturday said the results of Meghalaya Assembly elections appeared to be for a change and the Congress has not got the public s mandate.
He said the National Democratic Alliance partners have got "big success" in the state.
"It appears to be a verdict for change. Our allies have done well. We have done well. The Congress has not got majority " Shah told reporters here.
Answering a query he said the people had returned a hung assembly. "The government will be formed by the party that gets the support of (majority of) MLAs " he said.
He questioned the Congress for sending two of its senior leaders Ahmed Patel and Kamal Nath to the northeastern state. "Why have they gone there " he asked.
The Congress has ruled the state for a decade.
Of the 59 of the 60 seats for which elections were held the Congress bagged 21 the National People s Party 19 and the BJP 2. The remaining seats have gone to Independents and other parties.
--IANS
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