Nagaland Polls

Nagaland Assembly Election 2018: Around 17% polling recorded till 9 am; TR Zeliang casts vote

Around 17 percent polling was registered in the first two hours of voting for the 60-member Nagaland Assembly on Tuesday, a top election official said.

As polling begins for Nagaland, Meghalaya Assembly elections, Narendra Modi urges citizens to vote in large numbers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the people of Nagaland and Meghalaya to come out and vote in large numbers for the Assembly elections

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

Nagaland polls: NSCN(U) leader Alezo Venuh says aspirations of people can't be done away with 'at any cost'

Last year, the Government of India kicked off peace talks with six Naga insurgent outfits which are now collectively known as Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs). Alezo Venuh, one of the leaders of NSCN(U), a constituent body of the NNPG and also envoy of the collective leadership of NNPG talks to Firstpost about the upcoming Nagaland Assembly election and the peace process.

Nagaland polls: Aiming to halt BJP expansion, Congress to back secular candidates in seats where its not contesting

Aiming at stopping the BJP and its alliance partner from "compromising the way of life of the people of Nagaland", the Congress has said it would support secular party candidates

Nagaland Election 2018: NPF will retain power, says MLA Kuzholuzo Nienu, predicts BJP to get not more than 3-6 seats

Nagaland home minister Kuzholuzo Nienu exuded confidence that his Naga People's Front (NPF) will retain power in Nagaland by securing more than 30 seats in the 27 February elections while BJP will only get three to six seats

NPF faces setback as two MLAs resign from Nagaland Assembly ahead of polls; strength of House falls to 35

Ahead of the Assembly elections on 27 February , the ruling Naga People’s Front (NPF) suffered a setback with two of its MLAs, including a minister, resigning from the state House.

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.

Nagaland Assembly polls: BJP dumps 15-year-old alliance with NPF, ties up with newly-floated NDPP

The BJP has decided to forge an alliance with newly floated Nationalist Democratic People's Party (NDPP) led by former chief minister Neiphiu Rio for the 27 February Assembly poll in Nagaland.

DGCA cancels 2 pilots' licences for unauthorized sortie in poll-bound Nagaland

Acting for the first time on an election-related complaint, the DGCA has suspended licences of two pilots for making an unauthorized sortie in poll-bound Nagaland early this year which was intercepted by an EC team for carrying Rs one crore cash.