Nagaland Election Results 2023 live updates: Neiphiu Rio set to be Nagaland chief minister for record fifth term

Nagaland election results 2023: The counting of votes polled in the Nagaland assembly elections are being held today. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies partner Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) have crossed the majority mark by winning 34 seats so far in Nagaland as the counting of votes continues. According to the latest trends shared by the Election Commission at 4.45pm, BJP has won 12 seats while NDPP bagged 22 seats and is leading on 3 seats. Congress bagged 5 seats and is leading on two seats. Nagaland political stalwart and its longest serving chief minister Neiphiu Rio is set to assume office as for a fifth consecutive term.

Nagaland voted on February 27 with around 85.79% voter turnout. Nagaland has made elaborate security arrangements with a three-tier cordoning system for counting of EVMs across the headquarters of 16 election districts. Repolling was held at 4 polling stations, which was marred by violence, killing 1 on Tuesday night.

In 2018, the NPF emerged as the largest party, winning 26 out of 60 seats, but failed to form the government. Its pre-poll alliance with the BJP collapsed before the election and the saffron party, with its 12 seats, turned to the newly formed NDPP, which had won 18 seats, to form the government.