Counting of votes for the Tripura Assembly elections began on Thursday morning at 21 counting centres amid tight security and in the presence of the Election Commission of India-appointed observers across the state.
Meghalaya and Nagaland went for assembly polls on February 27 and voting was held in Tripura on February 16. The three states witnessed high voter turnout. The BJP, which has replaced Congress as the dominant party in the northeast, is optimistic of its prospects in the three states.
Meghalaya and Nagaland went for the assembly polls on February 27 and voting was held in Tripura on February 16. The three states witnessed high voter turnout. The BJP, which has replaced Congress as the dominant party in the northeast, is optimistic of prospects in the three states.
After the Assembly elections in Tripura, Nagaland, and Meghalaya ended, Bharatiya Janata Party national secretary Rituraj Sinha on Tuesday exuded confidence that the party's vote share would increase in these three northeast states.
Sadar Sub-divisional police officer said that the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the state police are checking the law and order situation round the clock before the counting.
The ruling NDPP-BJP alliance would retain power in Nagaland, while BJP has a clear edge over its rivals in Tripura, exit polls predicted on Monday as they forecast a close race in Meghalaya
Sensing that there could be a "law and order situation problem" after poll results will be declared in the northeastern state of Tripura, on March 3rd, officials of the Election Commission said it will hold "peace meetings" on February 27 and February 28.
So far, the top Congress leadership has been absent from the campaign scene in the three northeastern poll-bound states of Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland barring party president Mallikarjun Kharge addressing an election rally in Nagaland only on Tuesday.
Following the Assembly elections in the state of Tripura, the ballot boxes and EVMs have been kept under strict security arrangements under CCTV surveillance in presence of representatives of all political parties.