BJP President Amit Shah arrives at the party headquarters amid celebrations '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. Tripura Assembly Elections 2018: Apart from Agartala, BJP workers celebrate outside party office in Trivandrum #WATCH: Workers of BJP celebrate in Agartala as the party is poised to win in the state #TripuraElection2018 pic.twitter.com/CmM2uMgqSw — ANI (@ANI) March 3, 2018 Tripura 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.   Tripura 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.       Here's what latest trends show for Northeast Assembly Election Results 2018 Tripura Assembly Elections 2018:   Parties Leads Won BJP 41 0 Left Front 18 0 INC 0 0 Others 0 1 Nagaland Assembly Elections 2018: Parties Leads Won NDPP+BJP 31 0 NPF 21 4 INC 0 0 Others 5 0 Meghalaya Assembly Elections 2018: Parties Leads Won INC 13 9 NPP 13 3 Others 11 6 BJP 4 0