INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: The results of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura assembly elections are being revealed today
As per trends, the BJP-led alliance is easily ahead in Tripura and Nagaland while the NPP is becoming the front-runner in Meghalaya
The elections for Tripura assembly were hung on February 16, where 89.95 percent of the 28.14 lakh citizens exercised their franchise
The elections for Meghalaya and Nagaland assemblies were conducted on February 27
Northeast assembly elections 2023 live updatesWinnersHekani Jakhalu and Salhoutuonuo Kruse: It took 59 years and 14 assembly elections for
Nagaland to choose a female MLA but when the moment came, there were 2 of them
Jakhalu, the 48-year-old lawyer-activist objecting to on a Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party ticket, defeated Azheto Zhimomi of Lok
Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) by 1,536 votes in the Dimapur-III seat while Kruse, also of the NDPP, narrowly beat Independent candidate
Keneizhakho Nakhro by seven votes
Jakhalu, a Lady Shri Ram College alumna who has a Master of Law degree from the University of San Francisco, was among only four females to
object to the state polls
She got the Nari Shakti Puraskar in 2018
Kruse, 56, is a regional hotelier.Election results: BJP ahead in close battle in Tripura and Nagaland, NPP emerges single biggest
celebration in MeghalayaBJP: Another rewarding day for the BJP in a region where it had no traditional existence and where there are limits
It will be magnificent happy with its Tripura performance, where there were niggling doubts of a dip considering the less than outstanding
governance and the looming hazard of Tipra Motha
Both the number of seats and the vote share are likely to see a limited decrease, the celebration would happily take it
The incremental gains in Nagaland and Meghalaya, 2 Christian-majority states where BJP is not a natural fit, will be gratifying.Conrad
Sangma: Running a coalition government with the BJP, he revealed spunk in choosing to go solo in the assembly surveys
He would have hoped to get a majority on his own but the results have actually vindicated his choice to contest independently, with his
party improving upon the 19 seats and 20% vote share of 2018 to 25 seats and 31% vote this time
He would likewise be pleased at enduring the BJPs corruption barrage on the NPP.Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma: The scion of the erstwhile
Tripura royal family, whose party Tipra Motha went to the surveys requiring a different Tiprasa state for tribals, will end up with a
praiseworthy 11 seats however might not get to play the kingmaker that he had hoped for
The outcomes show that his party did well in the 20-odd tribal-dominated seats and has actually relegated the Indigenous Peoples Front of
Tripura, which represented the voice of the tribals in the last polls and got 8 seats and 7.38% of the vote, to the margins
The IPFT is slated to get a singular seat with just 1.3% of the vote
The BJP holding its ground in Tripura might have dampened the state of mind for Debbarma but he now has a solid base to develop upon.Neiphiu
Rio: The four-time Nagaland chief minister looks set for a fifth term
The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party-BJP alliance was never in doubt of retaining workplace, he will be pleased that the NDPP is
poised to better its 2018 performance of 17 seats and 25.3% vote share to 26 seats and 34% vote.LosersCPM: The party is genuinely out of the
When its long term in the state was halted by the BJP in 2018, it was still in a really strong position, logging 42.22% of the vote share,
simply 1% less than the saffron clothing
Its seat share had actually fallen dramatically from 49 to 16, however there was hope that it could claw its method back
This survey has actually put paid to that hope, the party expected to win simply 11 seats and its vote share, amazingly, being up to 25%
With no indications of a pick-up in West Bengal, the CPM is minimized to the status of a one-state party, with its sole federal government
in Kerala.Congress: The slow death of Congress continues
After being decimated in Tripura and Nagaland in the last surveys, and its MLAs decamping en masse in Meghalaya, the party has kipped down
another limp efficiency, though its supporters will point to the 3 seats it is expected to win in Tripura and the five in Meghalaya
The coming days will demonstrate how resilient those small gains are, considering the propensity of MLAs in this region to change loyalties
The celebration now gives out the unique feeling of an also-ran and the lack of vigour is palpable.Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura: For
long the voice of tribals in Tripura, the party saw its thunder stolen by the newbie Tipra Motha
For all its efforts, it ended up with a single seat, below the 8 it won the last time
In what might be much more destructive to its presence, its vote share has gone down from 7.38% in 2018 to a mere 1.3% this time
With Tipra Motha controling the tribal space, it looks an uphill defend the IPFT hereon.Naga Peoples Front: The when magnificent champ of
Naga rights has fallen by the wayside
Formed in 2002, it remained in office for 15 years (2003-18) prior to being upended after the last surveys, where it became the single
biggest celebration with 26 seats
However, its erstwhile partner BJP consolidated the newly-emerged NDPP of Neiphiu Rio to form the federal government
Its bad run continued with 21 of its MLAs later signing up with the NDPP
It contested on 22 seats this time and its 38.78% vote share of 2018 has now been minimized to less than 7%
It is anticipated to win a single seat.
