'It is up to the Congress high command to decide on change of leadership, but as a disciplined Congressman I will abide by the decision of the majority,' Lapang told reporters here.
He added: 'I am sure the high command is the best judge to decide on their demands.'
At least 16 rebel Congress legislators have demanded Lapang's removal on charges that the state has not made any progress under his leadership.
On Wednesday night, the rebel legislators, who have been camping at New Delhi, met Ahmed Patel, the political secretary of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, and reiterated their demand to remove Lapang from the post of chief minister.
'Patel has assured us that our demand will be sorted out in a week's time after Easter,' a rebel Congress member said.
An angry Congress minister in the Lapang cabinet told IANS: 'Sometimes they are demanding for removal of independent legislators - Ismail R. Marak, Limison Sangma, Khun Hynniewtrep and National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) leader Paul Lyngdoh from the cabinet, and now they are after the chief minister's post.'
The rebels, who had earlier met Sonia Gandhi, also want the removal of three Congress ministers - Prestone Tynsong, Martin M. Danggo and Ampareen Lyngdoh. Ampareen Lyngdoh is the lone woman members in the 60-member house.
Lapang, who has been in and out of power, said the demand for frequent change of leadership is nothing new in Meghalaya.
'It has happened in the past. J.D. Rymbai was chosen as my successor and I returned again as chief minister on the directive of the high command,' he said.
State Governor R.S. Mooshahary said that he is closely watching the political situation in the state.
'I am keeping an eye on the political development and monitoring the situation,' he said.
Political instability appears to have become a permanent feature in Meghalaya, which has seen three governments since the March 2008 election.
Lapang was sworn in chief minister of a Congress-led coalition government in March 2008. He resigned 10 days later just before a trust vote.
In the present legislature, the Congress has 28 members and the party enjoys the support of 10 UDP members. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the main opposition, has 15 members.
Meghalaya has seen nine governments with varied combinations, resulting in eight chief ministers, between 1998 and 2009. Since Meghalaya attained statehood in 1972, only two chief ministers have completed their five-year term.
