Meghalaya ruling Congress president D.D. Lapang opts out of poll race

The ruling Congress in Meghalaya has suffered another jolt with State party president and four-time Chief Minister D.D. Lapang deciding to opt out of assembly poll race, due early next year.

His announcement came a month after two senior leaders holding cabinet



berths - deputy Chief Minister Roytre C Laloo and Roshan Warjri - expressed similar intentions.

The 85-year-old veteran leader met All India Congress Committee president Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Sunday to inform her about his decision.