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SHILLONG: Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday congratulated National People's Party (NPP) leader Conrad Sangma on taking oath as chief minister of the new non-Congress government in Meghalaya. However, with the BJP's continuing victories in state after state in the region, this perception will now definitely change. "In the recently concluded assembly elections, Congress could not win a single seat in Tripura or in Nagaland. BJP is part of the coalition government.Singh said, "A general perception had been there that only the Congress can survive in the northeast. "We will maintain cordial relationships between the two states and the two governments will work in co-ordination," Sonowal said after congratulating Conrad.The saffron party, which had fielded candidates in 47 out of 60 assembly seats, is upbeat after having increased its vote share from 1.27% in the 2013 assembly polls to 9.6% this time..