Will the Reds retain their last remaining bastion?

February 28, 2013 10:23

Will the Reds retain their last remaining bastion in the country? Can Neiphiu Rio perform the hat-trick? Can the new kid on the block, the National People's Party, dislodge the Congress in Meghalaya?

The answers to these and many others, now etched in the memory of the electronic voting machines (EVMs), will tumble out tomorrow as counting is held for the Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya Assembly elections.

By all accounts, if other things remain equal, the results are expected by afternoon for the three 60-seat Assemblies.

Elections in Tripura were held on February 14, while those in Meghalaya and Nagaland were held on February 23.Apprehending a hung house, the ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) and the main opposition party in Nagaland, the Congress, have already started contacting Independent candidates in the hope of winning them over to their sides in the event of no party getting a majority. More

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