North East Assembly Elections

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.

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.

BJP's win in Tripura due to CPM's 'surrender', Congress' failure to ally with local parties, says Mamata Banerjee

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the BJP will never win West Bengal and Odisha, and dubbed it as "a cockroach dreaming of becoming a peacock by putting on its feathers".

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.

Tripura BJP chief Biplab Kumar Deb says he is ready to take up CM's responsibility as party scores win in state

After the BJP swept to power in Tripura, ending the Left front's 25-year-rule, state party chief Biplab Kumar Deb said he was ready to take on the mantle of chief minister, but a decision on it would be taken by the party's Parliamentary Board.

Meghalaya elects hung Assembly: Congress single largest party with 21 seats; NPP comes second

Meghalaya threw up a hung Assembly on Saturday with the ruling Congress emerging as the single largest party after winning 21 seats out the 59 that went to polls in February.

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

Tripura Assembly polls: BJP exploits lack of clear Opposition, emerges as voters' choice

The BJP was able to win Tripura due to a well-crafted election campaign, an effective strategy against the Left, and the charisma of its national leadership.