Northeast Assembly
Election Results 2018: The counting of votes begun on Saturday for Tripura assembly election results 2018, Nagaland assembly election results 2018 and Meghalaya assembly election results 2018. The results for the Northeast Assembly polls 2018 in three states — Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Tripura will be announced later in the afternoon.Northeast Assembly Election Results 2018: The counting of votes begun on Saturday for Tripura assembly election results 2018, Nagaland assembly election results 2018 and Meghalaya assembly election results 2018. The results for the Northeast Assembly polls 2018 in three states — Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Tripura will be announced later in the afternoon.
Early trend shows that BJP is taking a lead in Tripura and may even end Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) 25-year-rule in the state.
Even in Nagaland assembly elections, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), which has an alliance with BJP, is giving tough competition to ruling party Naga People's Front (NPF). Congress’ only hope to consolidate its position seems to be Meghalaya assembly elections.
Polling was held for 59 of 60 Assembly seats in each of the three states for different reasons. Tripura Assembly elections 2018 were held on February 18. CATCH ALL THE LIVE UPDATES04:24 PMBJP President Amit Shah spoke to the media. Key highlights of his speech:
In 2014 Narendra Modi Ji had said western side of the nation has developed a lot but the same has not reached the eastern side yet. He immediately started his 'Act East Policy'. I believe this is the victory of his policies, stamped by the 3 states of the northeast.
BJP might have a clear majority in Tripura but we will also include other members of our alliance in the cabinet.
We will march towards Karnataka, with this massive victory with us.
Jahan tak Left ka sawaal hai, ye siddh ho chuka hai ki Left desh ke kisi bhi kshetra ke liye right nahi hai
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04:18 PMWe have a clear majority in Meghalaya. We have a setback in Tripura in Nagaland, we will have to work on that, says Congress' Ahmed Patel
04:13 PMPM Narendra Modi has finally spoken on the keenly-watched Northeast Assembly Election Results 2018
Here's what PM Modi said in a series of Tweets:
"Time and again, election after election, the people of India are reposing their faith in the positive and development oriented agenda of the NDA. People do not have the time or respect for negative, disruptive and disconnected politics of any kind."
On Tripura Assembly Elections 2018: 2018 Tripura election will be remembered as an epoch-making one! What my sisters and brothers of Tripura have done is extraordinary. We will leave no stone unturned in transforming Tripura. 2018. The historic victory in Tripura is as much an ideological one. It is a win for democracy over brute force and intimidation. Today peace and non-violence has prevailed over fear. We will provide Tripura the good government that the state deserves
Narendra Modi✔@narendramodiThe victory of @BJP4Tripura is not an ordinary electoral victory. This journey from ‘Shunya’ to ‘Shikhar’ has been made possible due to a solid development agenda and the strength of our organisation. I bow to every BJP Karyakarta for working assiduously on the ground for years.
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On Nagaland Assembly Elections 2018: I assure my sisters and brothers of Nagaland that we will continue to work for the progress and prosperity of Nagaland. I applaud the tireless work of the local BJP unit.
On Meghalaya Assembly Elections 2018: The welfare of Meghalaya is of utmost importance for us. I appreciate the BJP Karyakartas for their continued efforts in the state to serve the people.
04:00 PMPolit Bureau thanks the 45% of the voters who extended support to CPI(M) & Left Front. We assure the people of Tripura that it will continue to champion the cause of all sections of the working people & uphold tribal-non tribal unity: CPI(M)
03:37 PMBJP to go with NPF if no majority with NDPP in Nagaland
Union Minister and BJP leader Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday that if his party's pre-poll alliance with the NDPP in failed reach the half-way mark in the Nagaland assembly, it would have an "understanding" with the ruling NPF to form a new government of the three parties in the state. "Our chief ministerial candidate is Neiphiu Rio (NDPP leader). But if we do not cross the magic mark, then we will have to have some kind of understanding that the party's leadership will decide," Rijiju said, reported India Today. Interestingly, the BJP has two ministers in NPF government but had stitched a pre-poll alliance with NDPP. Rijiju said the BJP did not dump the NPF neither has it quit the NPF-led government. He said a seat sharing agreement could not be reached between the BJP and the NPF but such a pact was finalised with the NDPP headed by Neiphiu Rio, one of the founding members of the NPF.03:33 PMLatest trends on Northeast Assembly Election Results 2018
Tripura Assembly Elections 2018:
Parties Leads WonBJP 28 7Left Front 11 5INC 0 0Others 5 5Nagaland Assembly Elections 2018:
Parties Leads WonNDPP+BJP 24 6NPF 16 9INC 0 0Others 4 1
Meghalaya Assembly Elections 2018:
Parties Leads WonINC 9 11NPP 14 5Others 9 9BJP 2 003:27 PMBJP pitches for 'Vaampanth Mukt Bharat'
"In a way, the entire northeast is now with the BJP. Initially, we used to say 'Congress Mukt Bharat' now I think we can say 'Vaampanth Mukt Bharat' also," Ravi Shankar Prasad told ANI.
Prasad also added that the result will affect Kerala politics too and said, "Leftists first lost West Bengal now they have been dethroned from Tripura. This will clearly affect the politics of Kerala."
Ravi Shankar Prasad03:24 PMTripura agriculture minister loses
Tripura Agriculture minister Aghore Debbarma (CPI-M) was defeated by a margin of 6,988 votes by his nearest rival Mevar Kumar Jamatiya of IPFT in Asharambari ST constituency, Election Commission sources said. Aghore Debbarma secured 12,200 votes, while Jamatiya secured 19,188 votes. IPFT's Prashanta Debbarma defeats his CPI-M rival Padma Debbarma by 4,235 votes in Ramchandraghat ST constituency.03:14 PMEast turns Right? 10 takeaways of Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland poll results
Tripura: The BJP on its own was ahead in 33 seats, two more than the half-way mark, while its ally was leading in seven. The IPFT has already bagged one seat. BJP's state party President Biplab Kumar Deb (Banamalipur), who could be the next Chief Minister of the state. The Congress, which had 10 members in the outgoing assembly, failed to even open its account this time.
Nagaland: The ruling NPF was leading in 20 and has already won four seats in the 60-member assembly. Interestingly, the BJP, leading in seven seats, has two ministers in the NPF government but had stitched a pre-poll alliance with NDPP that was leading in 14 seats.
Meghalaya: Once a Congress bastion, appeared headed for a government of non-Congress forces. The ruling Congress has won 11 seats and was leading in nine more. In the last elections, it had won 29 seats in the 60-member assembly.
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03:08 PMParrikar congratulates Modi, Shah for Tripura win
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah for the party's victory in Tripura.
Manohar Parrikar✔@manoharparrikarCongratulations to PM @narendramodi ji, Shri @AmitShah ji, BJP Karyakartas, and the people of North East for the splendid performance of BJP in assembly polls and for the historic victory in Tripura.
2:05 PM - Mar 3, 20184,937907 people are talking about thisTwitter Ads info and privacy03:06 PMNortheast Assembly Election Results 2018 recap > BJP set to end Left Front’s 25-year rule in Tripura > Congress close to half-way mark in Meghalaya > NDPP, an ally of BJP, running neck-and-neck with ruling NPF in Nagaland 02:53 PMLatest trends for Northeast Assembly Election Results 2018
Tripura Assembly Elections 2018:
Parties Leads WonBJP 29 4Left Front 16 2INC 0 0Others 4 4Nagaland Assembly Elections 2018:
Parties Leads WonNDPP+BJP 30 0NPF 21 4INC 0 0Others 2 3
Meghalaya Assembly Elections 2018:
Parties Leads WonINC 9 11NPP 14 5Others 9 9BJP 1 1 02:36 PMBJP President Amit Shah arrives at the party headquarters amid celebrations
02:34 PM'NPP to form govt in Meghalaya with help of others'
NPP President Conrad Sangma said his party would be able to form the next government with the help of other like-minded parties.
"We are hopeful that we will be able to form the government. People are fed up with the corrupt Congress government and looking for a change," he told PTI.
After the Assembly elections last year threw hung verdicts in Manipur and Goa, the BJP was able to form the governments there with the help of smaller parties and independents. Facing similar situation, the BJP has asked Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to rush to Meghalaya for holding talks with smaller parties and independents.02:30 PMTripura Assembly Elections 2018: Apart from Agartala, BJP workers celebrate outside party office in Trivandrum
02:26 PMTripura Left citadel crumbles in saffron storm
For the BJP, apart from its likely first-time victory in Tripura, it was a cause for big celebration, as along with its partner IPFT, it is going to capture another northeastern state after Assam, Manipur, Nagaland (where also results are being counted during the day) and Arunachal Pradesh. According to the trends, BJP-IPFT alliance might secure 40 seats, nine more than the simple majority figure of 31.
02:21 PMTripura Assembly Elections 2018
The BJP strong showing came as a surprise to many as the party did not even have a councillor in Tripura. It had secured less than two per cent votes in the 2013 Assembly election in the state.
BJP state president Biplab Kumar Deb was leading from Banamlipur seat. The majority mark in the Assembly is 31.
Chief Minister Manik Sarkar was leading over his nearest BJP rival Pratima Bhoumik by over 2,000 votes in Dhanpur constituency.The Congress could not establish a lead in any of the constituencies.
The Left Front had tasted defeat in 1988 Assembly polls at the hands of the Congress-Tripura Upajati Juba Samity combine. 02:06 PMHere's what latest trends show for Northeast Assembly Election Results 2018
Tripura Assembly Elections 2018:
Parties Leads WonBJP 41 0Left Front 18 0INC 0 0Others 0 1Nagaland Assembly Elections 2018:
Parties Leads WonNDPP+BJP 31 0NPF 21 4INC 0 0Others 5 0
Meghalaya Assembly Elections 2018:
Parties Leads WonINC 13 9NPP 13 3Others 11 6BJP 4 001:55 PMMeghalaya saves Congress the blushes, party may now try political courtship, writes Aditi Phadnis
As Rahul Gandhi jetted off to the cooler climes of Italy, he left behind the earthquake in the north east, the decimation of the Congress, near complete.The region that was once awash with blue is now almost entirely saffron. Almost entirely? The Congress’s blushes were saved by Meghalaya where the party staved off anti-incumbency and kept the BJP at bay, possibly because of the role of the Conrad Sangma-led National People’s Party (NPP) which has emerged as the second largest force in the state.
Click here to read more01:52 PMTripura Assembly Elections 2018: BJP thanks PM Modi
The BJP credited the favourable results in Tripura, where the party is leading in majority of seats, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and people of the state's desire for change.
"The prime minister had addressed four rallies in Tripura. He had worked very hard and continuously monitored our campaigning. The credit must go to him," BJP general secretary Ram Madhav said, reported PTI."People responded very well to our call 'Chalo Paltai' (Let's Change)," he said.
The BJP leader also praised the CPI-M for its "spirited fight" during the election and said but the people wanted a new government.01:41 PMBJP hints post-poll alliance in Meghalaya
As the Congress Party is leading with a low margin in the Meghalaya Assembly election mid-trend, BJP is mulling forging alliance with other political parties.
The Meghalaya in-charge of BJP, Nalin Kohli told ANI that an anti-Congress alliance is possible in the state, given that the National People's Party (NPP), United Democratic Party (UDP), and the BJP — all part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre — together have an upper hand over the Congress, as per the latest trends.
01:39 PMBJP leader had kicked up a row by reportedly saying that the Tripura chief minister would be sent to Bangladesh after the assembly elections in the state.
"Manik Sarkar has just three options before him. He can go to West Bengal, where the CPI-M still has some presence. He can go to Kerala, where the party is in power and will rule for three more years or he can go to neighbouring Bangladesh," Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, reported PTI.
01:35 PMBJP co-opts the Congress in Tripura, develops opportunism to a fine art
Prima facie, it can seem that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been able to achieve its objective of ushering in a Congress-mukt (free) India in the northeast, especially in Tripura, by being in a position to come to power in at least two of the three states which went to the polls last month, according to IANS writer Amulya Ganguli, who is a political analyst. However, such a conclusion will be facile. The reason is that in Tripura, for instance, the BJP has succeeded in coopting virtually all the entire 30-plus per cent support base of the Congress. As a result, it can be said that the BJP in Tripura at present is really the Congress by another name. True, there will be elements in the party who are ideologically close to the BJP, mostly as a result of the groundwork done by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in the state. But their numbers cannot be large considering that the BJP's vote share in the last three elections hovered around one per cent while the Congress' voting percentage was consistently above 30 per cent. It is difficult to believe, therefore, that the BJP's jump from zero seats in the state assembly to 40-odd was the outcome of an entirely new party coming into existence.
01:32 PMHere's what latest trends show for Northeast Assembly Election Results 2018
Tripura Assembly Elections 2018:
Parties Leads WonBJP 41 0Left Front 18 0INC 0 0Others 0 0Nagaland Assembly Elections 2018:
Parties Leads WonNDPP+BJP 31 0NPF 23 0INC 0 0Others 5 0
Meghalaya Assembly Elections 2018:
Parties Leads WonINC 16 0NPP 13 0Others 11 0BJP 4 001:08 PMBJP read the tea leaves right, writes Archis Mohan
More than defeating the Congress, the BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) consider it more important to decimate the CPI (M) and its allies in the left movement. The Tripura victory of the BJP could lead to political violence in the state. Already, there are calls from Sangh Parivar supporters to avenge the death of RSS workers killed in Tripura during the Left rule.
01:03 PMThe BJP Parliamentary Board will meet this evening to decide on the future Chief Minister of Tripura, where the party is likely to form a government, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav said.
The BJP Parliamentary Board comprises Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party chief Amit Shah, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari besides a few others.
12:53 PMMeghalaya CM wins from both seats
Meghalaya Chief Minister and Congress candidate Mukul Sangma wins from both Ampati and Songsak constituencies, Election Commission sources said.
Sangma, who is the chief minister since 2010, retained Ampati seat defeating his nearest BJP rival Bakul Ch Hajong by over 6,000 votes.
He also won from Songsak constituency defeating his nearest National People's Party rival Nihim D Shira by over 1,300 votes. The BJP was in the third position.
The chief minister's wife Dikkanchi D Shira also won from Mahendraganj seat defeating her nearest BJP rival Premananda Koch by over 6,000 votes, the sources said.12:47 PMMeghalaya Assembly Elections 2018:
Meghalaya PWD minister and Congress candidate Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh wins from East Shillong constituency defeating her nearest BJP rival Neil Antonio War by over 5,000 votes. Meghalaya Home minister and Congress candidate H Donkupar R Lyngdoh lost to Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) contestant Samlin Malngiang by 622 votes.12:38 PMThe BJP and its ally surged ahead of the Left Front in Tripura establishing a lead in 40 seats, while CPI(M), which is power for the last 25 years, was ahead in 19 seats, according to the trends available.
In Nagaland, the ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) was ahead in 26 constituencies. The BJP and its ally Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) were leading in 31 seats.
The Congress is leading in Meghalaya with 24 seats.
12:26 PMHere's what latest trends show for Northeast Assembly Election Results 2018
Tripura Assembly Elections 2018:
Parties Leads WonBJP 40 0Left Front 19 0INC 0 0Others 0 0Nagaland Assembly Elections 2018:
Parties Leads WonNDPP+BJP 31 0NPF 26 0INC 0 0Others 4 0
Meghalaya Assembly Elections 2018:
Parties Leads WonINC 24 0NPP 14 0Others 14 0BJP 7 0
