Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland leads, wins...
March 03, 2018  16:17
image
The leads and wins as of 16:15 pm in the three north-east states.


The BJP and its ally IPFT are all set to end the Left Front's 25-year-rule in Tripura with a strong showing in the Assembly polls, while Meghalaya seemed to be headed for a hung House. In Nagaland, a close finish was on the cards, according to available trends.


Tripura: The BJP-Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) alliance captured 23 seats in Tripura and was leading in 20 seats, according to an EC source. The BJP won 17 seats and IPFT won six. The saffron party was leading in 18 seats and the IPFT was ahead in two seats. The CPI(M) won eight seats and was leading in eight seats.


Chief Minister Manik Sarkar was ahead in Dhanpur seat by 5000 votes while the BJP state president Biplab Kumar Deb won the Banamlipur seat by 9500 votes. Election in 59 seats for the 60-member Assembly was held on February 18. Polling was countermanded in one seat due to death of a CPI(M) candidate.


In Meghalaya -- Congress won 13 seats and was leading in another eight constituencies. Chief Minister and Congress candidate Mukul Sangma won from both Ampati and Songsak constituencies, EC sources said. National People's Party captured eight seats and was ahead in 11. The BJP won two seats in Meghalaya. The United Democratic Party captured five seats and was ahead in one other constituency. The People's Democratic Front won three seats and was leading in one. The Nationalist Congress Party was leading in one, while the Hill State People's Democratic Party bagged two seats. The Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement also won one seat. Independent candidates won two seats and were leading in one constituency.


According to the results and trends available from 56 of the 59 constituencies in Nagaland, the ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) captured 12 seats and was leading in 11 constituencies. BJP ally Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) won three seats and leading in 14 seats, while the BJP was leading in four constituencies and won seven. The National People's Party was ahead in three seats and the JD(U) in one. Independents were leading in one seat.


Commenting on the trends in three states, Union minister Kiren Rijiju said that they indicated a new political direction which would have an effect on national politics as well.
« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES