The BJP and its ally Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) were leading in 31 out of the 47 constituencies, according to Election Commission sources.
Election in 59 seats for the 60-member Tripura Assembly was held on February 18. Polling was countermanded in one seat due to the death of a CPI(M) candidate.
The BJP was leading in 25 seats and its ally IPFT was ahead in 6 seats. The ruling CPI(M), which has been in power for the last 25 years, was ahead in 16 seats.
Chief Minister Manik Sarkar was leading from Dhanpur constituency. BJP state president Biplab Kumar Deb and party MLA Sudip Roy Burman were leading in their respective seats of Banamlipur and Agartala.
BJP leader Ram Madhav said that the party would come to power in Tripura. “We are leading in those seats also which we did not expect,” he said.
Meghalaya
In Meghalaya, the Congress was leading in 14 seats followed by the National People’s Party in six seats, the United Democratic Party and the People’s Democratic Front in four seats each and the BJP in two seats, as per the available trends. Independents were also leading in two seats.
Chief Minister Mukul Sangma was leading from Songsak. Polling for 59 seats of the 60-member Assembly was held on February 27.
Nagaland
Trends available from Nagaland indicated that the BJP and its ally Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) were leading in ten seats. The saffron party and the NDPP were leading in five seats each.
The ruling Naga Peoples Front (NPF) was leading in nine seats, while the National Peoples Party was leading in three seats. The JD(U) and Congress were leading in one seat each.
Voting for the 59 seats in the 60-member Assembly was held on February 27 as NDPP chief Neiphiu Rio was elected uncontested from Northern Angami II seat.