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Election Results 2023 Highlights: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with its regional allies is set to retain power in Tripura and Nagaland, whereas, the picture still remains unclear in Meghalaya, even as incumbent Chief Minister Conrad Sangma's National People's Party (NPP) has emerged as the single-largest party.
In Tripura, the BJP is cruising above the halfway-mark, thereby diminishing the hopes of Tipra Motha to play the role of kingmaker. In Nagaland, its ally NDPP has dominated the polls, and the coalition is close to bag a two-third majority. Meghalaya has thrown a mixed mandate, with the NPP emerging as the single-largest party, but short of the majority mark. The BJP, whose ties were severed with Sangma's party ahead of the elections, has failed to make a major impact.
Story so far
-- The party has been declared winner from 31 seats, which is above the halfway majority in the 60-member assembly, and is ahead in another constituency where the counting was underway as of 5 pm. The IPFT has been declared the winner from one assembly segment.
-- The CPI(M) has won 11 seats, and its ally Congress could only manage to secure victory in three. The recently launched TIPRA Motha has emerged as the main opposition, after wresting 13 seats.
--The BJP has been declared the winner in 12 seats.
--The two parties are, together, set to win 37 constituencies, which is well above the majority mark in the 60-member assembly.
--Among others, LJP (Ram Vilas), RPI(A) and NPP have won two seats each, Naga People's Front five, and four independents have won. The Congress has drawn a blank.
--The ruling NPP has been declared the winner in 20 seats, and is leading in five others, taking its overall count to 25.
--The BJP has won two seats, and is ahead in another (total three), Trinamool Congress has won four and is leading in one (total 5), the United Democratic Party has won 11 seats, and the Congress has bagged five.
--Ahead of the elections, the NPP and the BJP had severed their ties. As per the current numbers, the two parties may fail to cross the majority mark even if they form a post-poll coalition. However, they are likely to bag support from the UDP, which was part of the outgoing Sangma-led coalition government.
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Why is this Assembly Election result big deal for the BJP?
The party wants to to maintain its grip on the northeastern states, where it had negligible presence 2014. Meghalaya happens to be the only state where the BJP is not part of the government but it has improved its tally this year. The Tripura encore deepens BJP's roots in the region, especially in the road to 2024.
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Meghalaya is headed for a fractured mandate, as no party is seen to be crossing the halfway majority-mark of 30 seats. The ruling NPP has been declared the winner in 19 seats, and is leading in six others, taking its overall count to 25. The BJP has won two seats, and is ahead in another (total three), Trinamool Congress has won four and is leading in one (total 5), the United Democratic Party has won 11 seats, and the Congress has bagged five.
Ahead of the elections, the NPP and the BJP had severed their ties. As per the current numbers, the two parties may fail to cross the majority mark even if they form a post-poll coalition. However, they are likely to bag support from UDP, which was part of the Sangma-led outgoing coalition government.
The BJP, along with its junior ally IPFT, has retained power in Tripura. The party has been declared winner from 30 seats, which is half of the 60-member assembly, and is ahead in two other constituencies where the counting was underway. The IPFT has been declared the winner from one assembly segment, thereby taking the coalition above the halfway majority mark.The CPI(M) has won 11 seats, and its ally Congress could only manage to secure victory in three. The recently launched TIPRA Motha has wrested13 seats.
The NDPP-BJP combine is set for another term in Nagaland. TheNeiphiu Rio-led regional party has won 22 seats, and is ahead on another 3. The BJP has been declared the winner in 12 seats. The two parties are, together, set to win 38 constituencies, which accounts for nearly a two-third majority in the 60-member assembly.
Even as the NPP holds the edge in Meghalaya, where the election still appears to be a cliffhanger, the party's senior leader and three-time MLA James Sangma has lost to Trinamool Congress candidate Rupa Marak. The margin of defeat is merely 18 votes. In the outgoing government, James had held crucial portfolios including home, law and power.
Nagaland assembly will have at least two women legislators, as the ruling NDPP's second female candidateSalhoutuonuo Kruse has been declared the winner fromWestern Angami seat. She has wrested the constituency by just 7 votes, reports said. The news came shortly after it was reported thatHekani Jakhalu, of the NDPP, has become the first-ever woman to be elected as an MLA in Nagaland. She has won from Dimapur-III assembly segment.
BJP may be all set to retain the state but the story of this assembly elections will be about Tipra Motha led by former royal Pradyot Deb barma. The party, which has been pushing demand for a 'Greater Tipraland', put up a stellar show, leading in over 11 seats in the state. The BJP had reached out to the party but talks fell through over statehood demand, with Debbarma, a former Congressman, reiterating that he would rather sit in the Opposition than compromise on his party's core demand.
Indigenous People's Front of Tripura's Sukla Charan Noatia beat CPM's Debendra Tripura by 375 votes to win this seat
BJP ally NDPP's Hekani Jakhalu, who won from Dimapur-III seat, became the state's first woman MLA, 60 years after Nagaland got statehood. Jahkhalu, 48, is a lawyer-turned- activist. She beat Lok Janshakti Party's Azheto Zhimomi.
With BJP taking a comfortable lead, TIPRA Motha's role as kingmaker looks diminishing. Here's what the scorecard looks like right now
BJP+ 34
LEFT+ 14
TMP 12
TMC 0
OTH 0
The NPP at present is ahead in 26 seats, just shy of the majority mark. But whether it would get a clear majority in the 60-member Assembly is still hazy
