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Battleground Northeast: Cliffhanger in Tripura, CPM-BJP neck and neck
New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 3, 2018 14:29 IST
Amid tight security, the counting of votes for the assembly polls that will decide the fate of these three north-eastern states is underway.
Though the strength of the assembly of the three states is 60-member each, voting was held for 59 constituencies in all three states for different reasons.
In Nagaland, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party's (NDPP) CM candidate Neiphiu Rio was declared elected unopposed from Northern Angami-II assembly seat.
The BJP has emerged as a strong contender in all three states. The ruling parties are facing big challenges from the saffron party.
Exit polls predicted that BJP would emerge as a strong contender in all three states and would dethrone the 25-year-old Left Front government in Tripura.
Congress has been ruling in Meghalaya for 10 years, while Naga People's Front (NPF) is in power in Nagaland since 2003, except for a 3-month period of Presidents rule in 2008.
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