BJP set to keep Nagaland, Tripura; NPP short of majority in Meghalaya

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Mar 02, 2023: The BJP on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s agenda of peace and development in the northeast as the party led in a majority of seats in Tripura while its alliance appeared set to retain power in Nagaland.

 

Nagaland got its first-ever woman MLA today, after 60 years since it attained statehood. Hekani Jakhalu, from BJP’s ally NDPP, has won from Dimapur-III seat. The 48-year-old lawyer-activist was among four women of the total 183 candidates who contested the Nagaland assembly elections. Ms Jakhalu defeated Lok Janshakti Party’s Azheto Zhimomi. Another woman candidate Salhoutuonuo Kruse, also from the NDPP, is leading in Western Angami seat. The ruling NDPP-BJP alliance is set to retain power in Nagaland, where counting is underway, as it won three seats and is leading in more than 35 seats.

The BJP appears set to retain power in Tripura and the Congress-Left alliance has put up a dismal show, but the big story in this election in the Tipra Motha led by former royal Pradyot Manikya. The tribal party, which has been pushing the demand for a ’Greater Tipraland’, is ahead in 11 seats now -- a phenomenal performance for a party making its Assembly poll debut. Tipra Motha had contested 42 out of the 60 seats, including 20 Assembly segments reserved for candidates from Scheduled Tribes.

Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma has thanked the votes in his state for supporting his party NPP. "We’d like to thank the people of the state for having voted for us. 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," says Meghalaya CM.