Nagaland election results 2018: Early leads for the BJP

According to our early leads, BJP has taken a huge early lead in 11 seats for the BJP alliance and the ruling NPF is leading in 3 seats.

Will the alliance of the BJP and the new National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) unseat the Naga People’s Front (NPF) which has been in power over the last 15 years?

NDPP boss Neiphiu Rio, was earlier with the ruling NPF and chief minister of the state for more than a decade since 2003, has been eleected unopposed from the Northern Angami-II seat after his only rival withdrew from the race.

CVoter survey predicted a victory for the BJP-NDPP with the combine likely to get 25-31 seats with 38.4 per cent vote share. It predicted that the ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) will bag 19-25 seats with a vote share of 27.1 per cent. The Congress was set to win only less than four seats, according to the survey.

Voting on February 27 was marred by a few incidents of violence and repolling was held a day ahead of counting in 13 polling stations across nine constituencies.

Nagaland too is an overwhelmingly tribal and Christian-dominated state like Meghalaya and during the campaign the BJP softened its Hindutva image and projected itself as a friend of the community across the country.In its manifesto, the party even promised free trips to theholy land of Jerusalem for senior citizens.

In the seat sharing arrangement NDPP was given 40 seats and BJP is in the fray in 20 seats.