Assembly Election Results 2023 Live Updates: Northeast election results show people's faith in democracy, PM Modi says
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Assembly Election Results 2023 Live Updates: Northeast election results show people's faith in democracy, PM Modi says

Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland Election Results live updates: 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, the BJP bagged 30 seats while the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) got one.

Meghalaya CM and Nation People's Party (NPP) supremo Conrad Sangma has sought Union home minister Amit Shah's blessings to form the next government in the hill state, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

Meanwhile, Neiphiu Rio is set to assume office as chief minister for a fifth consecutive term after a convincing win for NDPP and its ally, BJP.

If the trends hold, the BJP will retain its iron grip in the northeastern region with governments in as many as 7 out of 8 states. Meanwhile, the Congress, which once held a formidable position in the northeast, failed to make a mark in all the three states this year.

The biggest setback for Congress was in the multi-cornered contest in Meghalaya . While the party was the single-largest in 2018, this year it saw its seat share fall to single digits.

In Tripura, the debutant Tipra Motha, led by the royal scion Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma, made an impressive debut with leads in 12 seats, as per the available trends.

The elections for Tripura assembly were held on February 16, where 89.95 per cent of the 28.14 lakh voters exercised their franchise. The elections for Meghalaya and Nagaland assemblies were conducted on February 27, 2023.

  1. At least 6 more assembly elections to happen in 2023
  2. After Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura assembly elections, 6 more state assemblies are set to go for elections in 2023. Karnataka assembly elections are due in May 2023.
  3. Then Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram assembly elections will be held toward the end of the 2023.
  4. If delimitation exercise is complete, the Jammu and Kashmir can also hold assembly elections in 2023.
18:04 (IST) Mar 02
PM Modi thanks people of Nagaland for NDPP-BJP alliance's win
Thanking the people of Tripura, PM Modi wrote on Twitter, "This is a vote for progress and stability. BJP will continue to boost the state's growth trajectory. I am proud of all Tripura BJP karyakartas for their spectacular efforts at the grassroots".
17:50 (IST) Mar 02

This is a vote for progress and stability, BJP will continue to boost Tripura's growth trajectory.

PM Modi

17:45 (IST) Mar 02
Election Result 2023 Live: BJP-IPFT alliance gets majority in 60-member Tripura assembly, returns to power
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, the BJP bagged 30 seats while the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) got one. The saffron party is leading in two more seats. “The BJP's victory was expected … We were eagerly waiting for it. Our responsibility has been increased with the decisive mandate,” outgoing CM Manik Saha said.
17:34 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results 2023: Meghalaya deputy CM Prestone Tynsong wins Pynursla seat
Meghalaya deputy chief minister Prestone Tynsong won from Pynursla constituency by a margin of 8,140 votes. He said that NPP hoped to get an absolute majority, but a different mandate was given by the people. "In Meghalaya's politics, individual candidates matter more than the party. It is the nominees who win the elections, not the party," Tynsong told PTI after his victory was announced. "We expected to cross the magic number on our own. We did not expect such a divided mandate," he added.
17:22 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results Live: Blessings of people are with our Trimurti, says Scindia on NE poll results
Union cvil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said that the blessings of people are with the Trimurti (Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda) over the BJP leading in northeast election results. "Our government, under the leadership of PM Modi, Amit Shah and Nadda, is an inclusive and all-round development government. It is a government moving forward with the ultimate goal," Scindia said.
17:07 (IST) Mar 02
Assembly Election Results Live: NDPP-BJP gets majority in Nagaland assembly, wins 33 seats
The ruling NDPP-BJP alliance got majority in the 60-member Nagaland assembly by winning 33 seats on Thursday, the Election Commission (EC) said. The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) won 21 seats while its alliance partner got 12 seats, it added. The NDPP-BJP had fought the elections on 40:20 seat sharing arrangement.
16:55 (IST) Mar 02
Manik Saha, tipped to be Tripura's chief minister for a second term, on Thursday defeated Congress' veteran leader Ashish Kumar Saha by a margin of 1,257 votes from Town Bardowali despite detractors within his own party predicting a 'tough time' for him in the prestigious constituency. From Saha joining the saffron party in 2016 to being made chief minister last year in a brand renewal exercise, it has been a short but upward journey for the 69-year-old dental surgeon-turned politician.
16:45 (IST) Mar 02
Election Result 2023 Live: Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma wins South Tura seat
Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma has defeated his rival Bernard Marak of the BJP and won the South Tura constituency with 10,090 votes, the Election Commission announced on Thursday. Marak managed to receive 7,260 votes. Sangma expressed satisfaction and thanked people for voting for his National People's Party (NPP). The NPP is leading in as many as 26 seats out of 60 assembly constituencies and is set to retain power in the hill state for a second consecutive term.
16:30 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results 2023 Live Updates: Northeast developed under PM Modi's guidance, Ramdas Athawale says
Giving credit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the development in northeast, Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Thursday said, "Northeast developed under PM Modi's guidance and today we’ve got the result. We’ll win 2024 elections. Rahul Gandhi wasted time with Bharat Jodo Yatra; Congress is breaking. They lost Tripura".
16:20 (IST) Mar 02
Assembly Election Results Live: Nagaland BJP chief Temjen Imna Along wins from Alongtaki seat
Nagaland Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Temjen Imna Along on Thursday won the assembly election from Alongtaki constituency. The state BJP chief defeated Janata Dal (United) candidate J Lanu Longchar by a margin of 3,748 votes. He bagged a total of 9,274 votes with a vote share of 62.5 per cent. Earlier, in the day, Nagaland chief minister and NDPP candidate Neiphiu Rio won the Northern Angami-II assembly constituency, trouncing Seyievilie Sachu of the Congress by a mammoth margin of 15,824 votes. He bagged a total of 17,045 votes, which comes to 92.87 per cent of the total votes polled in the seat.
16:10 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results 2023: Congress' Sudip Roy Barman wins Agartala seat
Senior Congress leader Sudip Roy Barman has emerged victorious from Agartala seat by 8,162 votes. He defeated BJP's Papia Dutta. State Congress president Birajit Sinha won the Kailashahar seat by 9,686 votes over BJP's Moboshar Ali. Meanwhile, BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee is trailing by 1,406 votes in the Banamalipur seat as Congress candidate Gopal Roy is leading.
15:59 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results Live: Former Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma's daughter Miani D Shira wins Ampati seat
Former Meghalaya chief minsiterr Mukul Sangma's daughter Miani D Shira wins Ampati seat. The TMC leader's wife Dikkanchi D Shira lost to NPP candidate Sanjay A Sangma from in Mahnedraganj constituency.
15:52 (IST) Mar 02
Election results: Celebrations at BJP office in Agartala as the party has won 15 seats in Tripura
15:31 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results 2023 Live Updates: Certain that our party will form govt in Meghalaya, NPP state president says
WR KharlukhI, NPP state president, Shillong, said he is confident that the party will form government in Meghalaya. "I will give credit to the people for keeping their faith in us. I think we did perform well and that is why people are voting for us back again ... I don't think there is any problem with formation of govt. I am sure that our party will form government," he said.
15:15 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results 2023: PM 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 Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) in Nagaland. Official sources said PM Modi is likely to be felicitated for the victory at a meeting of senior party leaders at its headquarters in the national capital.
15:06 (IST) Mar 02
The BJP and Congress may have locked horns in several northern states over the years but they have never been traditional rivals in the northeastern region due to the dominance of regional players. While the Congress's gradual decline in the region has not exactly been inversely proportional to BJP's growing footprint, a quick comparison between the two parties reveals a telling political tale about their fortunes. On Thursday, the BJP successfully retained its iron grip on the northeastern states, a region where it had little to no presence before 2014, after securing victories in both Tripura and Nagaland. In Meghalaya, where the BJP went solo this time, the party managed to win 5 seats, as per the current trends. Congress, on the other hand, failed to impress with its insipid performance in all three northeastern states.
14:47 (IST) Mar 02
Election Result 2023 Live: 'Only the first step', Nagaland's first woman MLA Hekhani Jakhalu says
Hekhani Jakhalu, who created history on Thursday by becoming the first woman to be elected to the Nagaland assembly, said, "This is only the first step. We need to do many good things in the future". Jakhalu, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) candidate for the Dimapur III seat defeated her nearest rival Azheto Zhimomi of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) by 1,536 votes, the Election Commission of India, said.
14:37 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results Live: Tripura CM Manik Saha wins from the Town Bardowali constituency
Tripura CM Manik Saha on Thursday collected his winning certificate after emerging victorious from the Town Bardowali constituency. He defeated Congress' Asish Kumar Saha by 1,257 votes. In the 60-member Tripura assembly, the majority mark is 30 and the exit polls predicted a clear edge for the BJP over its rivals in the state. "We had said earlier also that BJP will again come to power with full majority and the results so far are showing that we are forming the government. I thank PM Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Rajnath Singh and all party workers," Saha said.
14:27 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results 2023: Still short of few seats for majority, will decide on way forward after final results, Meghalaya CM says
Thanking the people of Meghalaya for voting for the National People's Party (NPP), chief minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday said the party was still short of a few seats for majority and will wait for the final results before deciding on the way forward. The NPP has won five seats and was leading in 21 other constituencies as counting of votes polled in the February 27 polls was under way. "I thank the people of our state for having voted for our party. We are grateful to them. We are still short of the numbers and are waiting for the final results, after which we will decide on the way forward," Sangma said.
14:10 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results Live: Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio wins from Northern Angami-II seat
Nagaland chief minister and NDPP supremo Neiphiu Rio has emerged victorious from Northern Angami-II seat. He has defeated Congress leader Seyievilie Sachu. While Rio secured 15,646 votes, his rival was confined to 1,078 votes only. Meanwhile, Nagaland deputy chief minister and BJP nominee Y Patton is leading by over 7,000 votes in Tyui seat.
14:00 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results: TMC wins Rajabala seat in Meghalaya
Trinamool Congress (TMC) opened its account by wining the Rajabala seat in Meghalaya. TMC's Mizanur Rahman Kazi defeated NPP candidate Abdus Saleh after a neck-to-neck fight. Kazi won by a thin margin of 10 votes.
13:50 (IST) Mar 02
Election Result 2023 Live: Tripura CM Manik Saha thanks PM Modi
Thanking PM Narendra Modi for his guidance and developmental work, Tripura chief minister Manik Saha on Thursday said, "We had said earlier also that BJP will once again form the government with majority and the results so far are showing that we are forming the government. I thank PM Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Rajnath Singh and all party workers". However, he said that the party was expecting more seats."We will do a post-election analysis as to why it didn't happen. I'm going to collect the (winning) certificate. The date for the swearing-in ceremony will be decided after consultation with the central leadership," Saha added.
13:43 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results 2023: Nagaland gets first woman MLA
NDPP's Hekhani Jakhalu wins Dimapur-III seat by 1,536 votes. With the victory, Jakhalu has become the first woman to be elected to Nagaland assembly.
13:37 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results 2023 Live Updates: NPP surges ahead, wins 4 seats in Meghalaya
The ruling National People's Party (NPP) is in the driving seat in Meghalaya. It has won four seats - Raliang, Rangsakona, Jowai and Nartiang. While chief minister Conrad Sangma is leading from South Tura constituency, his brother James Pangsang K Sangma lost Dadenggre constituency to TMC candidate Rupa M Marak by a thin margin of 7 votes.
13:30 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results Live: If we're winning elections, it means we're winning people's confidence, Rijiju says
Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that the simple reason behind the manner in which BJP is winning in the northeast and garnerning people's support, is that the work done by PM Modi is reaching the public. "That's the formula. If we're winning elections, it means we're winning people's confidence. There will be only BJP's impact in all states in the northeast," he said.
13:22 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results: Ready to accept all demands of Tipra Motha, except Greater Tipraland, BJP says
The BJP on Thursday said it was ready to accept all demands of Tipra Motha, except for Greater Tipraland, if the new party led by former royal Pradyot Debbarma extends its support. Speaking to PTI, state BJP chief spokesperson Subrata Chakraborty said his party was marching to form the next government in the state. On the possibility of taking the support of the Debbarma-led party, he said, "Except Greater Tipraland, the BJP is ready to accept all their demands."
13:11 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results 2023: After trailing in earlier, Nagaland BJP chief Temjen Imna Along now leading
After trailing in the earlier rounds of counting for the Nagaland assembly, BJP state chief Temjen Imna Along opened up a lead in his constituency, Alongtaki, on Thursday. According to the latest counting trends shared by the Election Commission of India, Along is ahead of Janata Dal (United) candidate J Lanu Longchar by 1,202 votes. While Temjen Imna Along has bagged 5,439 votes, Longchar has so far secured 4,237 votes.
12:58 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results 2023 Live Updates: NPP wins 2 seats, ahead in 21 in Meghalaya
The ruling National People's Party (NPP) in Meghalaya has won two seats, and is leading in 21 other constituencies, the Election Commission said on Thursday as the counting of votes for the assembly elections was under way. The United Democratic Party (UDP) is ahead in nine constituencies, while the BJP and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) are ahead in five seats each. The Congress and the Voice of the People Party (VPP) are leading in four seats each.
12:50 (IST) Mar 02
Assembly Election Results Live: CPM candidate wins from Tripura's Bamutia constituency
CPM candidate Nayan Sarkar wins from Bamutia constituency of northern Agartala defeating his nearest rival of BJP’s sitting MLA Krishnadhan Das by a margin of 1,854 votes after the final round of counting. While Sarkar obtained 19,519 votes, Das secured 17,665 votes.
12:42 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results Live: 'Will return with thumping majority': Nagaland dy CM Yanthungo Patton
Nagaland deputy chief minister and BJP leader Yanthungo Patton on Thursday exuded confidence the ruling NDPP-BJP alliance was on course to return to power in the state with a thumping majority. Speaking to ANI after the early trends amid the ongoing counting of votes put the ruling alliance in a commanding lead over rival players, Patton said, "As per the latest trends, our NDPP-BJP alliance is comfortably ahead and we are on course to return to power with a thumping majority under the leadership of our CM, Nephiu Rio." Invoking the last assembly polls where his party had bagged 12 seats, Patton said, "This time, we are expecting better results."
12:35 (IST) Mar 02
Election Result 2023 Live: BJP ahead of CPM, Congress after 3rd round of counting
After the third round, the ruling BJP in Tripura is much ahead of the opposition CPM-led Left Front and Congress as counting of votes is now in progress in 60 centres at 21 locations across the northeastern state. BJP candidates are leading in 32 seats, including Bordowali, Ramnagar, Khayerpur, Majlishpur, Badarghat, Mohanpur, Nalchar, Charilam, Dhanpur and Bishalgarh. According to the data shared by EC, National People's Party's candidate Dasakhiatbha Lamare from Nongkrem was leading Congress's Emlang Laloo by 629 votes.
12:23 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results Live: RPI(A) registers win in Nagaland
Republican Party of India (Athawale) wins in Nagaland. Its candidate Imtichoba defeats Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party candidate K. Odibendang Chang by a margin of less than 500 votes.
12:15 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results Live: BJP's Ratan Lal Nath wins in Tripura
BJP candidate and education minister of outgoing cabinet Ratan Lal Nath won from Mohanpur constituency, defeating his nearest rival of TIPRA Motha Tapas Dey by a margin of 7347 votes after the final round of counting. While Nath obtained 19128 votes, Dey got 11,781 votes, and Congress nominee Prasanta Sen Chowdhury secured 10,301 votes.
12:11 (IST) Mar 02
Assembly Election Results 2023 Live: Close fight in Meghalaya's Songsak
Former CM and TMC candidate Mukul Sangma is leading NPP candidate Nihim Shira by just 379 votes.
11:56 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results Live: For BJP, it's still 'will it, won't it' in Tripura
The saffron party-led alliance is hovering near the majority mark for awhile now. It's currently ahead in 30 seats. Will it cross the magic figure in the subsequent rounds of counting? Stay tuned ...
11:48 (IST) Mar 02
Assembly Election Results 2023 Live: Majority mark eludes NPP in Meghalaya
The Conrad Sangma-led party is still ahead in 24 seats as the state appears to be headed for a hung assembly
11:39 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results Live: NPP wins Nartiang seat. NPP Candidate Sniawbhalang Dhar wins the seats by a margin of 2123 votes
Sniawbhalang Dhar got 16,969 votes while Congress candidate Emlang Laloo got 14,846 votes
11:35 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results Live: BJP holds advantage in Tripura
It looks like a close fight for BJP in the state. The NDA has leads in 31 seats, which is the majority mark.
11:20 (IST) Mar 02
Assembly Election Results 2023 Live: Conrad Sangma, Mukul Sangma are leading, BJP state president trailing in Meghalaya
As counting of votes is currently underway in Meghalaya, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma is leading from his South Tura constituency, while Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Sangma has also taken a lead against his NPP rival in Songsak.

However, the state's BJP president Ernest Mawrie is trailing in West Shillong constituency.

Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister and NPP candidate Prestone Tynsong is leading from the Pynursla seat.

The Conrad Sangma-led NPP is leading in at least 24 seats, while the BJP is leading in seven.
10:56 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results Live: Tripura CM Manik Saha wins from Bordowali constituency
Saha won by a margin of 832 votes, defeating his nearest rival of Congress Ashis Kumar Saha
10:53 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results 2023 Live Updates: Nagaland BJP president Temjen Imna Along trailing in Alongtaki
J Lanu Longchar of JD (U) leads
10:51 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results Live: NPP slipping further away from majority mark in Meghalaya
The party is ahead in 24 seats while BJP and TMC are leading in 7 seats each
10:41 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results Live: Nagaland latest trends as per EC

  • NDPP: 17
  • BJP: 7
  • Republican Party of India (Athawale): 2
  • Nationalist Congress Party: 4
  • National People's Party: 1
  • Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas): 3
  • Janata Dal (United): 1
  • Independent: 2

10:40 (IST) Mar 02
Assembly Election Results 2023 Live: Tripura deputy CM Jishnu Dev Varma is trailing by more than 1,000 votes over TIPRA Motha candidate Subodh Deb Barma from Charilam ST reserved seat
10:35 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results Live: Kekhrielhoulie Yhome of NDPP leading in NPF bastion Northern Angami-I with 2791 votes.
Khriehu Liezietsu of NPF trails with 2296 votes
10:32 (IST) Mar 02
Assembly Election Results 2023 Live: Meghalaya CM holds narrow lead
CM Conrad K Sangma is leading in South Tura constituency. BJP candidate Bernard N Marak was leading half an hour ago. Now, he is trailing by 44 votes.
10:27 (IST) Mar 02
Assembly Election Results 2023 Live: Roundup | Close contest in Tripura, Meghalaya; BJP-NDPP eye comfortable victory in Nagaland, show trends
10:23 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results Live: No clear verdict in Meghalaya
While NPP is leading in 26 seats, it's still a fair margin short of the majority mark. The exit polls had predicted a hung assembly in the state
10:18 (IST) Mar 02
Election Results Live: BJP+ losing edge in Tripura
Trends show that the BJP-led alliance is now leading in 27 seats, 4 shy of the majority figure. The CPM and TMP are holding leads in 14 and 12 seats respectively
10:16 (IST) Mar 02
Assembly Election Results 2023 Live: EC trends for Tripura
BJP is leading 18 seats while TIPRA is leading in 12 seats, Congress in 5, CPM in 8, and Independents leading in two seats. Chief minister Manik Saha is leading in second round of counting
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