Assembly Elections Results Highlights: Some people saying 'mar ja Modi', country saying 'mat ja Modi', says PM after BJP's victory in NE polls

The ruling BJP managed to notch up a morale-boosting win on its 'Mission Northeast' on Thursday by retaining Tripura emphatically, despite anti-incumbency and newcomer Tipra Motha playing spoilers to its party, while also piggy-backing to power in Nagaland on Neiphiu Rio-led NDPP's shoulder. In Meghalaya, it was poised to be part of the ruling dispensation again as a junior partner, given that chief minister Conrad Sangma's NPP has fallen short of the majority while winning the lion's share of 26 seats in the 60-member assembly. Thank you for following our live coverage of the Assembly elections 2023 results.

BJP wins Tripura, piggy-backs on regional partners to clinch Nagaland and Meghalaya

The ruling BJP managed to notch-up a morale-boosting win on its 'Mission Northeast' on Thursday by retaining Tripura emphatically, despite anti-incumbency and newcomer Tipra Motha playing spoilers to its party, while also piggy-backing to power in Nagaland on Neiphiu Rio-led NDPP's shoulder.In Meghalaya, it was poised to be part of the ruling dispensation again as a junior partner, given that chief minister Conrad Sangma's NPP has fallen short of majority while winning the lion's share of 26 seats in the 60-member assembly.

Meghalaya BJP president Ernest Mawrie said the saffron party will submit a letter of support to the NPP on Thursday night to form the next government in the state.

BJP, which contested the assemblyelectionsalone and won two seats despite being in an alliance government with the NPP during the last five years, would have bagged more seats had the two allies fought in partnership, he said. (PTI)

Some people saying 'mar ja Modi', country saying 'mat ja (don't go away) Modi': PM in his speech at BJP headquarters.

Election verdict is the result of all the hard work of BJP workers: Modi

Today's verdict in the Assembly polls bear testimomy of all the hardwork done by BJP workers. The elections and the results have a message for India and the world, says PM Modi.

Congress called us Baniya Party, 'Shehri' middle class party and insulted us. But now the whole India has belief in the party. As we saw, even in Gujarat the backward communities, tribal belt supported the party: Modi

Even in Nagaland and Meghalaya where there is huge population of Christians, we saw huge support for the party, PM says

Top Congress leaders called these states 'small', said that these election results 'don't matter'. The party did not give importance to these states. Their intent of 'Bharat Jodo' not genuine: Modi

For the first time in Nagaland, a woman has won an election, says PM Modi, praising BJP's push for women's inclusion

Nothing is impossible for parties dedicated to work, and with dedicated workers, says PM Modi on election results

For 70 years, the Northeast had no power. Previous regimes realised that it was difficult to do this and did not help the people of the Northeast... We fulfilled several projects in the region and proved our goal of development: Modi

Today's politicians only think of what will make headlines the next day. The model to misguide people was in vogue... this political model did not solve any problems but forces people to live in their harships. We have changed that: Modi

We have given the country a new kind of politics, a new hope. We have given a new model of development: Modi

There is no discrimination in our stance on development. We have worked with the 'seva bhav' for everyone. We have always believd in 'ek Bharat, shresht Bharat,: Modi

Now, Northeast is neither door from Dilli nor from Dil: Modi

People used to hardly hear about elections or election results in the Northeast. People used to only talk abpout violence and blockades iwith regard to the Northeast: Modi

Today's results show that that in India, democracy and democratic institutions still stand strong and people beliefs in these institutions remains strong: Modi

I bow and thank the people of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya. The people of these states have blessed the BJP. I congratulate the workers of the 3 states: Modi

PM Modi addresses party workers, supporters at BJP HQ

The ground has slipped under their feet but Congress still hasn't come to its senses: Nadda after BJP's victory

History was scripted in Nagaland on Thursday when the state elected its first women legislators in its 60 years of statehood.

The two women lawmakers - Hekhani Jakhalu and Salhoutuonuo Kruse of the ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) are greenhorns in politics but defeated the sitting MLAs in Western Angami and Dimapur-III seats respectively.

Meghalaya Congress president Vincent Pala loses, NPP candidate wins

In a major setback to the Congress, its Meghalaya unit president and Lok Sabha MP Vincent Pala lost the assembly election. He was defeated by the NPP candidate Santa Mary Shylla.

Pala was contesting from the Sutnga Saipung assembly seat. He got 14,866 votes while Shylla bagged 16,719 votes. The United Democratic Party candidate Shitlang Pale came third with 10,224 votes.

BJP candidate Krison Langstang was a distant fourth with only 420 votes.

Congress party used the Northeast like am AATM. NE got a stable government only under PM Modi: Nadda

Modi is first prime minister to visit the Northeast over 50 times and brought the region to the mainstream: Nadda

Celebrations at BJP HQ; Modi to address supporters shortly

Be it Tripura or Nagaland, in fact in Meghalaya also our seats have increased...BJP has earned a glorious victory & I thank people of all 3 states for that...the possibility of two-third govt cannot be neglected: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

The 2-year old party has become the second biggest party in Tripura due to blessing of people. We might have moved a little backward but moving from 0-13 is big for us...: Tipra Motha Chairman, Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma

Historic day for Northeast: Amit Shah

Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma in touch with Amit Shah to form NPP-BJP govt, claims Sarma

BJP wins 31 seats, Tipra Motha gets 13, CPI(M- Congress gets 11 and 3 seats respectively

BJP-IPFT alliance won 31 seats in the 60-member Tripura Assembly, returns to power

The BJP-IPFT alliance won 31 seats in the 60-memberTripura Assembly, securing its return to power in the northeastern state for the second time in a row.

Tripura Assembly Elections: BJP wins 30 seats, IPFT bags 1 seat, Tipra Motha gets 13

Winners and losers in Tripura

Winners and losers in Nagaland

Winners and losers in Meghalaya

BJP wins 28 seats in Tripura; Tipra Motha bags 12 seats; CPI(M)+Congress win 11

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NPP wins 16 seats in Meghalaya, leads in 9; BJP has zero wins, leads in 3; UDP wins 9; Congress bags 4

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Tipra Motha wins 8 seats, leading in 4 now

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Tripura CM and BJP candidate from Town Bardowali, Manik Saha arrives at the party office in Agartala as the party wins 15 and leads on 18 of the total 60 seats in the state.

Tipra Motha wins 7 seats; leading in 5

Supporters of CM Conrad Sangma's National People's Party welcome him and dance in celebration as the party has won 5 seats and is leading on 20 seats so far

Tripura CM Manik Saha collects his winning certificate as he wins the election from the Town Bardowali constituency "I am feeling good and after winning I am getting this certificate so what can be better than this," he says

MEGHALAYA: AITC wins 1, leads in 4; BJP leads in 3, no wins so far; Hill State People's Democratic Party, Congress and Voice of the People Party wins 1 seat each, UDP wins 3, leads in 8; NPP wins 5, leads in 20

TRIPURA: BJP wins 11 seats, leading on 22 seats Tipra Motha Party won 4 seats, leading on 8 seats, Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 1 seat and leading on 10 seats

Wailadmiki Shylla from Jowai (Meghalaya), Metbah Lyngdoh wins from Mairang

Saleng A Sangma wins from Gambegre (Meghalaya) with 2,871 votes

The simple reason behind the manner in which BJP is winning in northeast & garnerning people's support, is that the work done by PM Modi is reaching the public: Rijiju

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 CM Manik Saha

Tripura polls: Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath of BJP wins Mohanpur seat by 7,385 votes, IPFT's Sukla Charan Noatia wins Jolaibari seat by 375

CPI(M) Tripura unit secretary Jitendra Chaudhury wins Sabroom seat by 343 votes

Still short of few seats for majority, will decide on way forward after final outcome: Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma on poll results

Y Lima Onen Chang of RPI (Athawale) wins Noksen Assembly constituency in Nagaland, defeats H Chuba Chang of NDPP by 188 votes

NDPP's Hekhani Jakhalu becomes Nagaland's first woman MLA

NDPP's Hekhani Jakhalu won from the Dimapur-III seat by 1,536 votes in the Nagaland Assembly Elections, on Thursday.

With this, Jakhalu became the state's first-ever woman MLA.

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Tipra Motha wins 2 seats, leads in 10; AITC ahead of BJP in Meghalaya; NPP wins in 5 seats, ahead in 21 seats

Republican Party of India (Athawale) wins 2 seats in Nagaland; NDPP wins 1, leads in 25; BJP wins in 2, leads in 12;

Sweets are being distributed at CM Manik Saha's residence in Agartala as the party is set to taste the power once again as it leads on 32 seats out of 60

Ready to accept all demands of Tipra Motha, except for Greater Tipraland: Tripura BJP chief spokesperson Subrata Chakraborty

"Will return with thumping majority": Nagaland Deputy CM Patton after early trends put NDPP-BJP ahead

Offbeat: In Tripura's Ramchandraghat, Tipra Motha's Ranjit Debbarma ahead of Ranjit Debbarma (of CPI(M))

Mukul Sangma narrows lead in Songsak

Tipra Motha, CPI(M)+ Congress vie for second place in Tripura

NPP widens lead margins, still leading in 23 seats

Republican Party of India (Athawale) wins 1 seat in Nagaland. Meanwhile NDPP+BJP combine has clear majority

Tripura Election Results Live: BJP set to return to power in Tripura, crosses majority mark

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Tipra Motha candidates have wide leads in Ampinagar, Asharambari

AITC's Mukul Sangma, NPP's Conrad K Sangma leading but with narrow margins

Tipra Motha's Takarjala candidate ahead with over 17,300 votes

Conrad Sangma-led NPP marches ahead in Meghalaya: Leading in 24 seats now

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They feel that Congress, with alliance, should come forward to form the govt: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge when asked if poll-results in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura would be a reflection of 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Meghalaya Election Results Live: NPP leading in 18 seats, with TMC on its heels

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Nagaland Election Results Live: CM Neiphiu Rio leads from Northern Angami-II seat, early trends show BJP-NDPP marching to power

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Tripura Election Results Live: BJP leading in 18 seats, Tipra Motha in 12, while CPI(M)-Cong lead in 13

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Who won in Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland in the previous election?

Tripura constituency-wise results

Meghalaya: Constituency-wise results

NDPP. BJP comfortably ahead in Nagaland

Tipra Motha now ahead in 11 seats, closes in on CPI(M)+ Cong

TMC surpasses NPP in early leads

EC early trends show NPP leading in Meghalaya, BJP ahead in Nagaland and Tripura

Visuals from Tripura as vote counting continues

Tipra Motha ahead in 6 seats, trends show

'Lone battle' for too many parties spur fear of fractured mandate in Meghalaya

With the parties fighting a "lone battle" against each other and some smaller ones focussing on community and region-specific issues again, leaders and political observers fear the repetition of a fractured mandate, something the state has witnessed since 1976. The fear has deepened with the smaller parties, having a track record of winning six to 20 seats in the past few elections, are focussing on community and region-specific issues in the elections.

"Elections in Meghalaya are fought on ethnic and sub-regional lines and personal loyalties, so the mandate cannot but be fractured. No political party in the state has access to all ethnic groups and the people in three hill regions, Khasi, Jaintia and Garo hills. Hence no one gets an absolute majority and the coalition government has become the norm. It is not going to be an exception this time too," H. Srikanth, a professor of political science at North East Hills University (NEHU), in Shillong, told DH.

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Early trends show comfortable lead for BJP, allies in Tripura, Nagaland

BJP surging ahead in Tripura; NDPP+ BJP comfortably ahead in Nagaland; NPP has lead in Meghalaya, currently ahead in 20 seats

Northeast elections: Regional parties that are in 'poll' position to become kingmakers

Of these three states, Nagaland and Meghalaya are notorious for fractured mandates. On the other hand, Tripura has seen a stable government in the last Assembly.

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In Meghalaya, poll observers are expecting a fractured mandate again as all 12 parties contested elections without any pre-poll ties. No political party has got absolute majority in Meghalaya since 1976.

The actual battle, this time, however, was between the National People's Party (NPP) and Trinamool Congress, which became a significant player for the first time in the state. The United Democratic Party (UDP), a regional party, focussing on the issues of Khasi and Jaintia tribes, could be another significant player.

In Nagaland, the ruling NDPP-BJP alliance is comparatively better placed as the Opposition Naga People's Front (NPF) and Congress contested only in 22 constituencies each out of the 59 seats.

The NDPP-BJP contested the elections on a 40:20 seat sharing arrangement. BJP expects that its tally will increase this time, from 12 in 2018, as it worked hard for peace and development in the insurgency-hit state in the past five years.

The ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress and CPI (M) are expecting a lot from their respective alliances in Tripura.

The ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress and CPI (M) are expecting a lot from their respective alliances in Tripura. Poll observers believe that the success of the seat sharing arrangement between the CPI (M) and Congress, a first in Tripura, could be a boost to the Opposition parties calling for opposition unity for the Lok Sabha polls at the national level. The left partiescontested in 47 seats and Congress in the remaining 13.

Eyes will also be on Tipra Motha, a regional party, which rejected the offer for alliance both from the ruling and the Oppositioncamps and contested the elections in 42 out of 60 seats with its demand for "Greater Tipraland '' for the indigenous Tripuris.

Counting of votes for Assembly elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland began at 8 am on Thursday amid tight security arrangements.

Polling in Tripura was conducted on February 16 while the same was done in Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27. The Assembly in the three states have 60 members each.

The verdicts in the three states areconsidered as an important mandate ahead of Lok Sabha elections next year. Eyes are on the outcomes of the alliances in Tripura and Nagaland.

Visuals from Meghalaya

Counting for by-elections for Lumla assembly seat of Arunachal Pradesh, Ramgarh (Jharkhand), Erode East (Tamil Nadu), Sagardighi (West Bengal) & Kasba Peth, Chinchwad assembly seats of Maharashtra also begins

Counting of votes begins in Tripura Nagaland and Meghalaya

Not against beef, not against Christians...BJP pushes hard to win hearts in Meghalaya, Nagaland

BJP was almost non-existent in Meghalaya till the 2018 Assembly elections, when it bagged two seats in the 60-member Assembly. It subsequently became a minor partner in the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government led by the National People's Party (NPP). BJP, however, quit the MDA government just before the polls with a bigger target of forming its own government and fielded candidates in all 60 seats.

The party is not only levelling charges of corruption against its former ally, NPP and rival Congress, but is aggressively pushing the narrative that BJP is not against the Christians, nor against their culture, tradition and food habits (particularly beef).

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Meghalaya Polls: A look at the demand for 'Garoland' and separate Khasi-Jaintia state

For over 50 years, the Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP), the oldest regional political party of Meghalaya, has been demanding a separate Khasi-Jaintia state citing Article 371 of the Indian Constitution. They also demand the inclusion of Khasi and Garo languages under the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India.

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In Meghalaya, poll observers are expecting a fractured mandate again as all 12 parties have contested elections without any pre-poll ties.

No political party has got absolute majority in Meghalaya since 1976. The actual battle, this time, however, is between the National People's Party (NPP) and Trinamool Congress, which became a significant player for the first time in the state.

In Nagaland, the ruling NDPP-BJP alliance is comparatively better placed as the Opposition Naga People's Front (NPF) and Congress has contested only in 22 constituencies each out of the 59 seats.

The NDPP-BJP contested the elections on a 40:20 seat sharing arrangement. BJP expects that its tally will increase this time, from 12 in 2018, owing to its work for peace and development in the insurgency-hit state in the past five years.

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Eyes will also be on Tipra Motha, a regional party, that rejected the offer for alliance both from the ruling and the Opposition camps and contested the elections in 42 out of 60 seats with its demand for "Greater Tipraland '' for the indigenous Tripuris.