Yogi Adityanath predicts historic win for BJP in North East

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ANI Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India]
Last Updated : Mar 03 2018 | 11:45 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said the results of the Tripura, Nagaland, and Meghalaya assembly elections will be historic.

Talking to media, Adityanath said, " The BJP is all set for a historic win in Tripura, I would like to congratulate Prime Minister Modi, party president Amit Shah ji and our party workers. Even our performance in Nagaland and Meghalaya is going to be historic. Important day in Indian politics."

The counting of votes for Tripura Assembly election is presently underway, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) alliance is leading on 30 seats followed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in 17 leads as per the early trends.

The early trends show the BJP-Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) alliance has been leading in Nagaland.

However, while this report, the Congress is leading on seven seats, United Democratic Party (UDP) on three, National People's Party (NPP) on two, BJP on one and others on three in Meghalaya.

Results for the assembly elections in Tripura and Meghalaya will also be declared today.

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First Published: Mar 03 2018 | 11:35 AM IST

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