Nagaland Elections

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.

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.

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 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.