The voting for the Tripura Assembly elections closed at 4 pm, with the voter turnout recorded at 81.20 per cent, informed the Election Commission on Thursday.
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) and Meghalaya Pradesh Mahila Congress on Thursday announced the names of 10 women candidates for the upcoming Meghalaya Polls.
Going all out to ensure victory in the poll-bound state, the BJP will deploy its top guns -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Hime Minister Amit Shah, and the party's national president JP Nadda -- for campaigning, party sources said.
A person allegedly suffered a leg injury during a clash between suppporters of the ruling BJP and Opposition CPI outside a polling booth in Tripura, amid the ongoing Assembly elections in the state, the chief election officer of Tripura said on Thursday.
Ahead of the Nagaland Assembly polls, congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said his party is committed to the welfare and all-around development of Nagaland.
Tripura is the first state to go to the polls this year. While polling for Nagaland and Meghalaya assemblies will be held on February 27, five more states face elections this year in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
Ahead of the Tripura Assembly elections, that is slated to be held tomorrow, the Congress party on Tuesday, alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to create an "atmosphere of fear" in the state.