Northeast polls: Are BJP's headquarters, 'number 18' its lucky charms?

The Tripura polls were held on Feb 18 and the headquarters took 18 months to build

Sigh of relief

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) moved its national headquarters from 11, Ashoka Road in Lutyens’ Delhi to 6A, Deendayal Upadhyay Marg on February 18, 2018. Party leaders were nervous that the new office might be deemed unlucky if the party were to lose in the three northeastern states that went to polls subsequently. 

Incidentally, the polling for the Tripura assembly also took place on February 18, while that for Nagaland and Meghalaya was held on February 27. The foundation stone for the new BJP office was laid on August 18, 2016, and construction was completed in 18 months. The