EVM Glitches: Bypolls in three Assembly seats held peacefully
Bypolls in three Assembly constituencies in as many states passed off peacefully on Monday with around 63-70 per cent turnout, though some technical glitches in EVMs were reported in Tamil Nadu and the...
View ArticleAll sides hopeful of victory amid varied results in exit polls in Tripura
The crucial but tiny state of Tripura, which the BJP had grabbed from the CPI(M) in a surprise win in 2018, had exit results from three pollsters which varied substantially. IndiaToday-MyAxis indicated...
View ArticleAll options open to form stable govt: Meghalaya CM after exit polls
The exit polls further pointed out that the northeastern state would have a hung house, with Sangma's National People's Party (NPP) emerging as the single-largest party
View ArticleEC orders repoll in four polling stations in Nagaland on Wednesday
Repolling will be held in four polling stations in as many assembly constituencies in Nagaland on March 1, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. The EC took the decision based on reports submitted...
View ArticleVotes set to be counted in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland today
The BJP, which has replaced Congress as the dominant party in the northeast, is optimistic of its prospects in the three states
View ArticleCounting of votes in Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland begins amid security
Poll officials said that prohibitory orders have been promulgated in and around all counting centres as a precautionary measure
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View ArticleLeft Democratic Front wins 14 seats in local body bypolls in Kerala
The United Democratic Front (UDF) won 12 seats, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 2 seats and independent candidates won 4 seats in the bypolls held on Tuesday
View ArticleMeghalaya polls: Keeping all options open, says NPP leader on BJP alliance
The BJP, as per the latest trends, is currently leading in eight seats compared to the two the party won in the last Assembly polls
View ArticlePM Modi expected to address BJP meeting as party retains power in Tripura
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address BJP workers and supporters on Thursday as the party appeared set to retain power in Tripura on its own and with its senior ally Nationalist...
View ArticleCM Himanta Biswa Sarma to decide on alliance with NPP: Meghalaya BJP leader
BJP Meghalaya leader Sanbor Shullai on Thursday said that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will take a call on an alliance with the state's ruling National People's Party (NPP)
View ArticleBJP alliance likely to return in Tripura, Nagaland; trailing in Meghalaya
In neighbouring Meghalaya, the ruling National People's Party (NPP) won 6 seats and was leading in 19, while the BJP was leading in 3 seats
View ArticleAJSU leads by 21,960 votes after 9th round of counting in Ramgarh bypoll
AJSU party candidate Sunita Choudhary was leading by 21,960 votes over her nearest rival Bajrang Mahto of the Congress after the ninth round of counting in the Ramgarh by-election, an official said on...
View ArticleNPP wins 13 seats, ahead in 12; UDP bags nine in Meghalaya Assembly polls
The ruling National People's Party (NPP) in Meghalaya won 13 seats, and was leading in 12 other constituencies, the Election Commission said on Thursday as the counting of votes for the assembly...
View ArticleMeghalaya CM Conrad Sangma wins South Tura seat with 10,090 votes
Sangma expressed satisfaction and thanked people for voting for his National People's Party (NPP)
View ArticleNagaland CM Neiphiu Rio wins Angami-II seat by 15,824 votes, says ECI
The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), which contested 15 Assembly constituencies this year, also managed to open its account in the state
View ArticleLacks few seats for majority, will decide way forward after results: Sangma
National People's Party (NPP) president and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday said that the party is still short of a few seats for the majority and will wait for the final results...
View ArticleBJP-IPFT gets majority in 60-member assembly, returns to power in Tripura
The BJP-IPFT alliance won 31 seats in the 60-member Tripura assembly, securing its return to power in the northeastern state for the second time in a row. According to the Election Commission website,...
View ArticleCandidate more important than party in Meghalaya, says Deputy CM Tynsong
Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Thursday asserted that an individual candidate was more important than a party in the hill state. The NPP leader, who won from Pynursla constituency,...
View ArticleNPP wins 20 seats, ahead in five; UDP bags 11 constituencies in Meghalaya
The ruling National People's Party (NPP) in Meghalaya won 20 seats, and was leading in five other constituencies, the Election Commission said on Thursday as results of 52 of the 59 assembly seats that...
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