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Election Results Highlights: BJP submits letter of support to Conrad Sangma's NPP
Assembly Election 2023 Results LIVE: BJP-IPFT has retained power in Tripura despite the challenge from combined forces of Left parties and Congress and a second challenger in form of Pradyot Debbarma-led TIPRA Motha. In Nagaland too, NDPP-BJP alliance has already won 35 seats in 60-member assembly and is leading on two more seats. Meghalaya, however, is looking towards a hung assembly.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has been able to retain power in Tripura by thwarting the challenge from Left-Congress alliance and TIPRA Motha, which made an impressive debut in assembly elections. Despite winning 13 seats, TIPRA Motha will not be able to play the role of kingmaker as the Left-Congress alliance, which managed to win just 14 seats, ensured that the BJP comes to power on its own....Read More
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While BJP, for the first time, contested on all 60 seats in Meghalaya, it could register win in just three seats of the 59 that went to polls. Voting on one seat has been postponed because of a candidate's death. The BJP was a partner in the state government but broke its alliance with the ruling National People's Party (NPP). Chief minister Conrad Sangma had hinted that the two parties can again come together in case of a hung assembly.
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In Nagaland, the alliance of Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and the BJP has been able to sail through the electoral test by winning 35 seats and leading in two at the time of writing this. Nagaland last time had the unique feature of having no opposition as all parties with presence in the 60-member assembly backed the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party-led government. NDPP-BJP alliance has again contested the polls with a 40:20 formula (40 seats for the NDPP and 20 for the BJP).
Election 2023 result: Voters turned out in huge numbers to exercise their franchise
In Tripura, the voter turnout stood at 89.95%, largely similar to the 89.38% seen in 2018. Nagaland saw a voter turnout of 85.9%, up around 3 percentage points from 2018. The voter turnout in Meghalaya stood at 85.27%, down from 87% in 2018.
Election 2023 result: What the exit polls predicted
Most of the exit polls have predicted advantage to BJP and its allies in Tripura and Nagaland while a hung assembly in Meghalaya where the saffron party for the first time fielded its candidates on all 60 seats. Read more…
Heavy security deployment at the counting centres
BJP, NDA allies will return to power in all 3 states: Himanta
Assam chief minister and BJP's pointsman in the northeastern states have expressed confidence in returning to power in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland. “There is no tension. Our governments will be formed in all three states. Earlier, too, NDA partners formed governments in these states...it will happen again,” said Sarma. Read more…
Nagaland election results: Akuluto seat won uncontested by BJP
BJP candidate and sitting MLA Kazheto Kinimi won the Akuluto constituency in Zunheboto district uncontested.
Meghalaya election results: Section 144 imposed in Eastern West Khasi Hills district
Section 144 of CrPC will be imposed in Eastern West Khasi Hills from 8am till the completion of counting of votes, as per an order by the district magistrate.
Voting secrecy violation at Mawhati polling station: Meghalaya CEO
Chief Election Officer of Meghalaya has ordered an inquiry into the alleged violation of the secrecy of voting at the Mawhati Assembly Constituency in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district.
Nagaland Assembly elections 2023: Key candidates and constituencies
Most of the exit polls have predicted a sweeping mandate for the BJP-NDPP alliance in the Nagaland assembly election 2023. Out of 60 seats, the BJP-NDPP combine is expected to win about 50 seats. Read more…
Meghalaya assembly elections 2023: All eyes on these constituencies
Exit polls have predicted a hung assembly in Meghalaya with chief minister Conrad Sangma's NPP emerging as the single largest party in the assembly elections. Read more…
Tripura assembly elections 2023: Key seats, candidates to watch out for
Most of the exit polls predicted that the BJP and its ally, Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT), will be very close to or cross the majority mark on its own, with the Left-Congress combine left far behind. Read more…
Results of assembly elections, bypolls today
Results will be declared today for assembly polls in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland as well as bypolls for Erode (East) seat in Tamil Nadu, Sagardighi in West Bengal Ramgarh in Jharkhand.
