North East election results: BJP will find joy of electoral victories dwarfed by challenges of governance
Electoral mandates in the three North East states of Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland also come with big challenges for the incoming governments.
North East elections: Congress winning state, local body polls key to Rahul Gandhi's 2019 national ambitions
Why is it vital for Congress president Rahul Gandhi that his party perform well in the months leading up to 2019?
BJP performance in Tripura reflects mood for 2019 Lok Sabha polls, says Mumbai party chief Ashish Shelar
The BJP's exemplary performance in Tripura reflects the mood of the people for the 2019 general elections, Ashish Shelar, the party's city unit chief, said on Saturday.
North East Assembly Election results 2018 updates: BJP drubs Left in Tripura, gets alliance invite in Nagaland; Meghalaya hangs in balance
The counting of votes for the Assembly elections in three states in the North East — Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura — will be held on Saturday amid tight security.
North East election results 2018: BJP’s flirtation with regional elements marks localisation of elections
The BJP has made the national synonymous with itself, but its political story in the North East marks the provincialisation of elections in India.
Nagaland braces for neck and neck fight with NPF bagging 21 seats, NDPP-BJP winning 19 constituencies
A neck and neck fight is on in Nagaland where the ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) has bagged 21 seats so far and the NDPP-BJP alliance captured 19 constituencies.
BJP’s spectacular North East rise under Modi-Shah combine result of long-term planning, attention to detail
Its expanding presence in the North East makes BJP a true pan-India party.
BJP to form next govt in Nagaland, may ally with NPF, says party in-charge Kiren Rijiju
The BJP will form the next government in Nagaland with the help of other parties, Union minister and BJP in-charge for the state Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday, indicating that the party's erstwhile ally NPF may align with it.
North East polls 2018: BJP lotus blooms as Left crumbles in Tripura, Congress shut out in Nagaland
The BJP can now safely counter its rivals and critics' accusations of it being a north Indian “Hindi, Hindu, Hindustan” party
As Nagaland goes to poll, voters hope for peaceful resolution of decades-old insurgency, respite from illegal taxes
For people in Nagaland, the upcoming Assembly election is likely to be about voting a stable government to power to facilitate peace talks on the Naga political issue
Traditions in Nagaland keep women out of politics even as 2018 polls see five female contestants, highest in state's history
The Nagaland Assembly Elections 2018 will see five women candidates contesting the polls, the highest ever to fight an Assembly election in the state
Rahul Gandhi takes dig at Narendra Modi over Naga Accord, says he is only 'Indian PM whose words don't mean anything'
Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Naga Accord signed by the Centre in 2015 saying that the accord is nowhere to be found.
EC announces election dates for 3 NE states: Tripura to vote on 18 Feb, Meghalaya, Nagaland on 27 Feb; results for all states on 3 March
The Election Commission of India officially ushered in the first elections of 2018 on Thursday and announced the election dates for three northeastern states — Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland.
Assembly poll 2018 updates: Model Code of Conduct kicks in; Tripura to vote on 18 Feb, Meghalaya, Nagaland on 27 Feb, results on 3 March, says EC
Election Commission on Thursday will announce the Assembly poll dates for the three northeastern states — Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland. The announcement is likely to come in the afternoon, reports said