SHILLONG: The BJP on Thursday announced Bernard N Marak, its state unit vice-president and a former militant leader, as its official candidate against Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma in South Tura constituency. “The saffron party will contest all the 60 seats in the Meghalaya assembly and announced names of all its candidates on Thursday,” a party spokesperson said. It had last month decided to break away from the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance led by Conrad Sangma and go it alone in the state election. Bernard Marak, known to be vocal against Conrad Sangma, was arrested last year and charged with immoral trafficking.