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Former Meghalaya minister Ismail R Marak joins BJP

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Shillong, Oct 24 (PTI) Former Meghalaya minister Ismail R Marak joined the BJP on Saturday, party leaders said.

Marak joined the BJP in Tura, the headquarters of the western Garo Hills division, in the presence of BJP Meghalaya in-charge and MP Kanad Purkayastha, state co-in-charge Numal Momin, and state president Rikman G Momin.

Marak was elected MLA from the Rongram constituency in 2008 on a Congress ticket. He was Minister of State (independent charge) for the Transport Department in the D D Lapang ministry in 2008.

In 2023, Marak joined the TMC ahead of the Assembly elections.

In June 2026, the Enforcement Directorate provisionally attached immovable property valued at Rs 40 lakh registered in Marak’s name, stating that the action was linked to the alleged misappropriation of development funds by him. PTI JOP RG

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