Brington Buhai Lyngdoh

Brington Buhai Lyngdoh (born February 2, 1922 in the village of Laitlyngkot, Assam , † October 27, 2003 in Shillong , Meghalaya ) was an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Meghalaya four times .

Life

Lyngdoh was already involved in the political movement that led to the formation of the autonomous region in 1970 and the state of Meghalaya, separated from Assam, in 1972 . In the first government of the Autonomous Region formed by Williamson A. Sangma on April 2, 1970, he became Secretary of the Treasury. In the course of his thirty-year political career, he was considered one of the most prominent and astute politicians in the state and the entire northeastern region of India.

In 1979 he entered into an agreement with Sangma that split the All Party Hill Leaders' Conference (APHLC) and formed a coalition with the Indian National Congress (INC). At the same time, the agreement between the two politicians resulted in the arrangement of a division of the term of office of the Chief Minister, which led to Lyngdoh becoming Chief Minister of Meghalaya for the first time from May 7, 1979 to May 6, 1981 , and Sangma subsequently to this office took over this office for the second time between May 7, 1981 and March 2, 1983. This successful arrangement without a formal agreement entered political circles in India as a gentlemen's agreement and was later tried in Uttar Pradesh . After the agreement expired, Lyngdoh was again Chief Minister from March 2 to April 1, 1983, before Sangma took this office again.

On March 26, 1990, Lyngdoh, now as chairman of the Hill Peoples Union (HPU), succeeded Purno Agitok Sangma for the third time as Chief Minister of the state and held this office until October 10, 1991. This was followed by the exercise of government power under the so-called President's rule .

In 1998 he became chairman of the Union Democratic Party (UDP) and after the elections to the legislative assembly as the successor to Salseng C. Marak on March 10, 1998 for the fourth time Chief Minister of Meghalaya. This time he remained in office until he was replaced by Evansius Kek Mawlong on March 7, 2000.

Lyngdoh, who later became a member of the Meghalaya Democratic Party (MDP), died of complications from pneumonia .

Web links

• Short biography (rulers.org)
• Indian States after 1947 (rulers.org)
• BB Lyngdoh dead . In: The Hindu of October 28, 2003