Northeast election results 2018 live updates: NPP's Conrad Sangma stakes claim to form govt in Meghalaya

As the Meghalaya polls threw a hung verdict, the BJP today said it is ready to provide all support to form a non-Congress government in the hill state. Stay with us for all the updates

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10:41 AM (IST)

The trends in Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya point to a new political direction. We are confident of forming government in all the 3 states

Kiren Rijiju

10:33 AM (IST)

Nagaland Leads at 10am

BJP-NDPP alliance: 29
NPF: 26
Others: 3
Congress: 1

10:31 AM (IST)

Tripura Leads at 10am

BJP: 32
CPM: 25
Others: 1

10:30 AM (IST)

Meghalaya Leads at 10am

Congress: 21
NPP: 16
Others: 14
BJP: 7

10:21 AM (IST)

Let more rounds of counting complete in Tripura, our leads are going to get much bigger

Brinda Karat

10:12 AM (IST)

I am confident that the BJP will form government in Tripura, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

10:09 AM (IST)

Nagaland Leads at 10am

NPF: 27
BJP-NDPP alliance: 25
Congress: 2
Others: 2

10:05 AM (IST)

Tripura Leads at 10am

BJP: 28
CPM: 26
Others: 1

10:04 AM (IST)

Meghalaya Leads at 10am

Congress: 20
NPP: 16
BJP: 5
Others: 4

09:52 AM (IST)

As per the early trends, I feel that Northeast results are going to be very good for the BJP

BJP leader Ram Madhav

09:39 AM (IST)

Nagaland Leads at 9.30am

NPF: 28
BJP- NDPP alliance: 24
Others: 2

09:35 AM (IST)

Tripura Leads at 9.30am

CPM: 27
BJP: 23

09:33 AM (IST)

Meghalaya Leads at 9.30am

Congress: 20
NPP: 9
BJP: 5
Others: 8

09:25 AM (IST)

Neiphiu Rio elected unopposed in Nagaland

Former chief minister Neiphiu Rio has been elected unopposed in the Nagaland assembly election.

09:23 AM (IST)

According the experts, the NPP looking set to be the single largest party in Meghalaya

09:07 AM (IST)

Nagaland Leads at 9am

BJP: 13
NPF: 3
Congress: 1

09:00 AM (IST)

Tripura Leads

CPM: 22
BJP: 19
Congress: 1

08:58 AM (IST)

Tripura Chief minister Manik Sarkar is leading in the Dhanpur constituency seat

08:52 AM (IST)

Meghalaya leads:

BJP: 4
NPP: 9
Congress: 7
Others: 5

08:47 AM (IST)

In Tripura, CPM is leading in 15 seats, BJP is ahead in 11

08:37 AM (IST)

Nagaland: BJP-NDPP alliance is ahead in 12 seats, the NPF in 3

08:31 AM (IST)

Meghalaya: BJP- 3, Congress -3

08:27 AM (IST)

Early trends in Tripura show close fight between CPM and BJP

08:21 AM (IST)

It would be a historic victory of the BJP in Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya

BJP Leader Subramanian Swamy

08:12 AM (IST)

A three-tier security arrangement has been made at all the counting centres, says Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer

08:08 AM (IST)

There is adequate security at counting centres and we hope there will be no untoward incident

SP Shillong

08:02 AM (IST)

Counting of votes begins for Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland

07:52 AM (IST)

Counting of votes would be held in presence of the candidates and agents under the supervision of the respective district returning officers and assistant returning officer

07:48 AM (IST)

In Nagaland, the NDPP is contesting on 40 seats and BJP on 20, while Congress is contesting only in 18 seats,

07:47 AM (IST)

In Meghalaya, the Congress fielded 59 candidates, while the BJP put up nominees in 47 constituencies

07:35 AM (IST)

Counting of votes in Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura: All you need to know

06:25 AM (IST)

Results today: Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya on tenterhooks

With vote counting just a day away, people in Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya have their fingers crossed about the outcome of the assembly elections. Tripura went to the polls on February 18 and Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27. Read

06:24 AM (IST)

While a CPM candidate died in Tripura, a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate was killed in Meghalaya, which resulted in countermanding of the polls in one seat each in the two states.

06:23 AM (IST)

Despite large-scale snags in VVPATs (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails) and EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines), over 92 per cent (excluding 50,770 postal ballots) of Tripura's 2,536,589 voters cast their votes on February 18, setting a new record in the electoral history of India.

06:22 AM (IST)

In Tripura, which went to polls on February 18, the BJP is likely to wrest power from the 25-year-old CPM government, with two exit polls predicting that the saffron party-led alliance may win over 35 seats in the state. However, a third exit poll predicts a close contest between the CPM and the BJP in the 60-member assembly.

06:22 AM (IST)

The BJP has emerged as a strong contender in all the three states and two exit polls have predicted that the party would dethrone the 25-year-old Left Front government in Tripura and consolidate its position in Nagaland and Meghalaya

06:22 AM (IST)

The counting of votes for the assemblies of three northeastern states — Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland — will begin at 8am on Saturday amid tight security.

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Northeast election results 2018 live updates: NPP's Conrad Sangma stakes claim to form govt in Meghalaya

Key Highlights

Nagaland Leads at 10am

Tripura Leads at 10am

Meghalaya Leads at 10am

I am confident that the BJP will form government in Tripura, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

Nagaland Leads at 10am

Tripura Leads at 10am

Meghalaya Leads at 10am

Nagaland Leads at 9.30am

Tripura Leads at 9.30am

Meghalaya Leads at 9.30am

According the experts, the NPP looking set to be the single largest party in Meghalaya

Nagaland Leads at 9am

Tripura Leads

Tripura Chief minister Manik Sarkar is leading in the Dhanpur constituency seat

Meghalaya leads:

In Tripura, CPM is leading in 15 seats, BJP is ahead in 11

Nagaland: BJP-NDPP alliance is ahead in 12 seats, the NPF in 3

Meghalaya: BJP- 3, Congress -3

Early trends in Tripura show close fight between CPM and BJP

A three-tier security arrangement has been made at all the counting centres, says Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer

Counting of votes begins for Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland

Counting of votes would be held in presence of the candidates and agents under the supervision of the respective district returning officers and assistant returning officer

In Nagaland, the NDPP is contesting on 40 seats and BJP on 20, while Congress is contesting only in 18 seats,

In Meghalaya, the Congress fielded 59 candidates, while the BJP put up nominees in 47 constituencies

Results today: Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya on tenterhooks

While a CPM candidate died in Tripura, a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate was killed in Meghalaya, which resulted in countermanding of the polls in one seat each in the two states.

Despite large-scale snags in VVPATs (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails) and EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines), over 92 per cent (excluding 50,770 postal ballots) of Tripura's 2,536,589 voters cast their votes on February 18, setting a new record in the electoral history of India.

The BJP has emerged as a strong contender in all the three states and two exit polls have predicted that the party would dethrone the 25-year-old Left Front government in Tripura and consolidate its position in Nagaland and Meghalaya

The counting of votes for the assemblies of three northeastern states — Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland — will begin at 8am on Saturday amid tight security.

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