Imphal, Oct 9: Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People’s Party (NPP) president Conrad K Sangma arrived in Imphal, on Thursday.

He was welcomed at the airport by party MLAs, state NPP president Y Joykumar Singh, and other party functionaries.

Sangma said he plans to meet leaders of various civil society organisations during his visit, underlining the importance of grassroots connections in peace-building.

“As a political party, it is essential to reach out and engage. If we don’t connect with the grassroots, we are missing the point. Our aim is to engage directly with the people,” he said.

On the issue of government formation in Manipur, Sangma said that the NPP would consult its legislators before making any decision on extending support to a BJP-led government.

“We will examine

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