
Lok Sabha Election 2019, Nagaland profile: Naga People's Front, NDPP to lock horns for state's lone parliamentary seat
As Nagaland is religiously homogenous, the elections in this state revolve around tribal issues.

Fear of unpredictability with TR Zeliang forced BJP to abandon 15-year ally, join hands with NDPP to form Nagaland govt
After 15 years of sharing power with the NPF in Nagaland, the BJP now finds itself at a critical juncture; its role and the future of the party in the state will be shaped by the next set of decisions it takes

Neiphiu Rio sworn-in as Chief Minister of Nagaland for fourth term; Kiren Riijiju, Amit Shah attend ceremony
NDPP leader Neiphiu Rio has been sworn in as Chief Minister of Nagaland by Governor PB Acharya at a public function on Thursday

BJP-NDPP alliance seems set to form govt in Nagaland under Neiphiu Rio: Support from two new MLAs takes tally to 31
With support from two outside MLAs, the BJP-NDPP led People's Democratic Alliance's tally has increased to 31 MLAs, making it the most likely contender to form the government in Nagaland

Congress says election results in North East will have no bearing on Karnataka Assembly polls
The Congress in Karnataka said the election results in three northeastern states will not have any bearing on the upcoming state assembly polls

Nagaland Election results 2018: Ready to go with BJP to form new government, says TR Zeliang
NPF is ready to form a new government in the state with the BJP if it comes forward for a post-poll alliance, Chief Minister TR Zeliang said on Saturday.

Nagaland exit polls: Ruling NPF to get run for their money as BJP-NDPP projected to clinch 38.4% vote share
C-Voter predicts that the BJP-NDPP alliance will end up with 38.4 percent of the vote share, followed by NPF with 27.1 percent, Congress with 19.7 percent and Others with 14.8 percent

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.

Nagaland polls: As politicos lure voters with cash, Church's Clean Election campaign goes for toss
For political parties, elections in Nagaland have become an expensive affair

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

Ahead of polls, Nagaland Baptist Church Council says BJP must declare itself secular, answer questions on Hindutva
Reverend Zelhou Keyho, general secretary of NBCC, in an exclusive interview with Firstpost, appealed to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to declare itself secular. He also stated that the BJP has to answer questions related to its Hindutva connection.

Nagaland Assembly elections: Over half of all candidates crorepatis, JD(U)'s Ramongo Lotha richest with Rs 38.92 crore, finds report
Fifty nine percent of the candidates for the 27 February Assembly elections are crorepatis with JD(U) nominee Ramongo Lotha being the richest.

Nagaland Elections: NDPP-BJP alliance will protect Christians' rights in state, CM candidate Neiphiu Rio tells Firstpost
Neiphiu Rio, the chief ministerial candidate of the NDPP following its alliance with the BJP in Nagaland, has sought to allay fears about the emergence of the saffron party in the state

Nagaland polls: NPF's KG Kenye on ruling party's split with BJP, infighting and shifting political dynamics of state
NPF's secretary general KG Kenye speaks about his party's stand ahead of Assembly election, the Naga Peace Accord, and its severed alliance with BJP.

'Had we gone it alone, we'd have won 20 seats': Nagaland BJP state president talks seat-sharing, dissent and defections
From the Opposition to the church to civil society groups, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Nagaland faces many challenges before the 27 February Assembly election.

Nagaland Election: BJP confident its Hindutva thrust will not impact party's prospects in Christian-majority state
Can a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader be a good Naga Christian at the same time? Or are the two identities contradictory to each other?

Nagaland polls: NDPP banking on Neiphiu Rio's popularity, NPF's 'misrule' to capture state in electoral debut
Ahead of the Nagaland polls, all eyes are now on newly-formed NDPP, which has managed a pre-poll alliance with BJP for its debut in the electoral battle.

Nagaland Assembly Polls: Former chief minister Neiphiu Rio elected unopposed on NDPP ticket after opponent withdraws
Former chief minister Neiphiu Rio was declared elected unopposed to the Nagaland Assembly as his opponent withdrew his nomination on Monday, chief electoral officer of the north-eastern state Abhijit Sinha said

Nagaland Assembly polls: First batch of 22 contestants files nomination on penultimate day
Of the 22 nominations filed, seven were from the ruling NPF, six from the BJP, eight from the newly-floated Nagaland Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and one from the JD(U), Nagaland CEO Abhijit Sinha said

Ahead of Nagaland polls, three MLAs from ruling Naga People's Front resign; Speaker accepts resignation
The ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) suffered a jolt as three of its MLAs resigned from the membership of the Nagaland Assembly and also from the party