2.26 pm: Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party candidate Hekhani Jakhlau becomes first first woman to be elected to Nagaland Assembly. Jakhlau defeats Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) candidate Azheto Zhimomi by 1,536 votes to win the the Dimapur III.

2.05 pm: “We’d like to thank the people of the state for having voted for us,” Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma told ANI. “We are short on a few numbers, so we’ll wait for the final results to come out. We will see what next steps are to be taken based on the final results.”

2.00 pm: The BJP has won six seats in Tripura and continues to lead in 27 seats, while the Tipra Motha Party is leading in eight seats and has won four seats so far. The CPI(M) has won one seat and is leading in 11 seats while its ally Congress is leading in only three seats so far.

1.52 pm: In Nagaland, the BJP is leading in 12 seats after securing victory in two, while the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party is leading in 19 seats and winning 6 seats so far. The National People’s Party has won one seat in Nagaland and is leading in four seats so far.

1.50 pm: In Meghalaya, the National People’s Party is leading in 21 seats and has won five seats so far. The Trinamool Congress and the Congress have won one seat each, while the United Democratic Party has won two seats so far in the state.

1.24 pm: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha thanks Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP chief JP Nadda and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for the party’s performance in the state, ANI reports.

He, however, says the party was expecting to win more seats and will analyse why it could not do so.

At 1.20 pm, the BJP has won 3 seats and is leading on 29 others in the state.

1.16 pm: The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party has won three seats in Nagaland while the BJP and the Republican Party of India (Athawale) have won two seats each so far.

1.11 pm: “We had said earlier also that BJP will once again form the government with the majority and the results so far are showing that we are forming the government,” Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha told ANI. Saha added that the party will also conduct a post-election analysis as to why it did not win more seats.

1.10 pm: In Tripura, where the BJP is leading in 32 seats and has won one seat. The Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura part has also won one seat. The saffron party is ready to accept all demands of the TIPRA Motha Party, other than that for Greater Tipraland, BJP chief spokesperson Subrata Chakraborty has said, PTI reported.

Both the Left and Tipra Motha Party are leading in 11 seats each, while the Congress has maintained its lead in four seats so far.

1:05 pm: In Meghalaya, the BJP is now leading in only three seats as against five seats earlier. The National People’s Party is still short of reaching the halfway mark.

12:57 pm: After trailing earlier, BJP Nagaland chief Temjen Imna Along is now leading in his constituency of Alongtaki, reports ANI.

12:45 pm: The BJP and the Republican Party of India (Athawale) party have won two seats each in Nagaland. The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party has won one seat in the state so far and leading in 25 seats.

12:35 pm: In Meghalaya, National People’s Party is leading in 21 seats while winning two seats so far. The BJP, the Trinamool Party are leading in five seats each. The United Democratic Party is leading in nine seats, while the Congress and the Voice of the People Party are leading in four seats each.

12:25 pm: The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and the Republican Party of India (Athawale)have won one seat each in Nagaland, while the BJP has won two seats in the state so far.

12:20 pm: Congress candidate Bayron Biswas leads in West Bengal’s Sagardighi constituency bye-polls.

12:17 pm : Congress candidate Ravindra Dhangekar is leading in the bye-poll for Kasba Peth Assembly constituency in Maharashtra. In Chinchwad, BJP’s Ashwini Jagtap is leading by nearly 5,000 votes while Nationalist Congress Party’s Nana Kate and Independent candidate Rahul Kalate trail, reports The Indian Express.

12:10 pm: In Nagaland, the BJP has won two seats and leading in 10, while its ally the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party is leading in 22 seats.

12:08 pm: The BJP has crossed the halfway mark in Tripura as it leads in 32 seats. The Congress is trailing with lead in just four seats. The CPI(M) and the Tipra Motha Party are ahead in 11 seats each.

11: 50 am: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma’s National People’s Party is leading in 24 seats. The incumbent party has won one seat so far.

11.45 am: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-backed Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan leads in Erode East bye-polls with a margin of more than 10,000 votes, reports ANI.

11.40 am: “We are going to get a thumping majority to form the government under the leadership of our Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio,” Yanthungo Patton, Deputy Chief Minister of Nagaland told ANI. “This time we’re expecting an increase in the seats compared to last poll results.”

11: 35 am: In Tripura, the incumbent BJP is leading in 30 seats, reaching the halfway mark. However, the Left-Congress alliance along with Tipra Motha Party are close by. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma-led regional Tipra Motha party are ahead in 11 seats each. The Congress is leading in five seats.

11.30 am: In Nagaland, the BJP and Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party coalition have emerged as leading parties. The party led by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio is ahead in 20 seats, while the saffron party is leading in eight seats.

11.25 am: In Meghalaya, the National People’s Party is leading in 24 seats, while the BJP and the Congress are leading in five seats each. The Trinamool Congress and the Voice of the People Party is leading in four seats each, while the United Democratic Party is ahead in eight seats.

10.58 am: Kharge told reporters that the Assembly poll-results in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura will not be a reflection of 2024 Lok Sabha elections, reported ANI. “Usually, northeast parties go with Central government trends but many leaders are committed to national politics,” Kharge said. “They support Congress, secular parties, democracy and constitution.”

10.55 am: “Everybody expected this and our party people were very confident to win,” Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said. “We are going to win that seat with a huge margin. People are pro DMK [Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam] Congress alliance.”

10.50 am: The BJP has won the Lumla Assembly seat of Arunachal Pradesh. The BJP and the Congress are leading in one seat each in bye-elections for two Assembly constituencies in Maharashtra. The Congress is also leading in the Sagardighi constituency in West Bengal and the Erode East Assembly seat in Tamil Nadu. The All Jharkhand Students Union is leading in the Ramgarh Assembly bye-polls.

10.40 am: The BJP is leading in 24 seats in Tripura. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is ahead in 12 seats, while its ally Congress is leading in six seats. The Tipra Motha Party is ahead in 13 seats.

10.20 am: The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party is leading in 13 seats, while the BJP is leading in four seats in Nagaland. The Nationalist Congress Party, and the Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas) have gained lead in two seats, while the Republican Party of India (Athawale) is ahead in two seats in Nagaland.

10.10 am: The National People’s Party is leading in 14 seats in Meghalaya, the United Democratic Party is leading in five seats. Trinamool Congress and Congress is leading in three seats each, while the BJP and Voice of the People Party is ahead in four seats each in the state.

10.00 am: The Tipra Motha Party is leading in three seats in Tripura, while the Congress is leading in four seats. The BJP has gained an overall lead in 14 seats.

9.50 am: The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party is leading in ten seats in Nagaland, while the BJP is leading in three seats. The two parties are contesting the elections in alliance in the state.

9.45 am: In Tripura, BJP is leading in ten seats while the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Congress are leading in two seats each. The CPI(M) and the Congress are contesting the elections in alliance in the state.

9.40 am: In Meghalaya the National People’s Party is leading in six seats while the United Democratic Party is close behind leading in two seats.

9.32 am: In Nagaland, BJP’s sitting MLA Kazheto Kinimi had already won the Akuluto seat in the Zunheboto district uncontested. The Naga Peoples Front, Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas), Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, and Republican Party of India (Athawale) are leading in one seat each.

9.25 am: Congress is behind BJP in Tripura with 29.3% vote share. The party is leading in one seat in the state. The saffron party is leading with 50.1% vote share.

9.15 am: BJP is leading in two seats in Nagaland and one seat in Tripura, according to data shared by the Election Commission. The Trinamool Congress is leading in two seats while the Garo National Council is leading in one seat in Meghalaya.

8.30 am: Counting of votes underway at Tura in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya.

8.20 am : Counting for bye-elections for Lumla Assembly seat of Arunachal Pradesh, Ramgarh in Jharkhand, Erode East in Tamil Nadu, Sagardighi in West Bengal and Kasba Peth, Chinchwad Assembly seats of Maharashtra has also begun.

7.58 am: Exit polls have predicted that the BJP will reach the majority mark in Tripura and that the BJP-NDPP alliance will win 42 seats in Nagaland. In Meghalaya, the Conrad Sangma-led NPP is tipped to be the single-largest party with 23 seats.

7.55 am: The counting of votes for the Assembly elections in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura as well as the bye-polls in five constituencies will begin at 8 am.