State Congress president and MP Vincent H Pala lost to NPP's Santa Mary Shylla by 1,828 votes in Sutnga Saipung seat
Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Thursday asserted that an individual candidate was more important than a party in the hill state.
According to the Election Commission website, the BJP bagged 30 seats while the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) got one
There is a high possibility that earlier alliance partners will come together, Lyngdoh said when asked if the NPP will ally with the BJP
The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), which contested 15 Assembly constituencies this year, also managed to open its account in the state
Sangma expressed satisfaction and thanked people for voting for his National People's Party (NPP)
The BJP was leading in three seats, and the People's Democratic Front in two constituencies. Two Independent candidates emerged victorious, as per the latest trends available
A voter turnout of over 67.96 per cent was recorded in the Ramgarh assembly constituency bypoll on February 27
In neighbouring Meghalaya, the ruling National People's Party (NPP) won 6 seats and was leading in 19, while the BJP was leading in 3 seats
BJP Meghalaya leader Sanbor Shullai on Thursday said that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will take a call on an alliance with the state's ruling National People's Party (NPP)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address BJP workers and supporters on Thursday as the party appeared set to retain power in Tripura on its own
The BJP, as per the latest trends, is currently leading in eight seats compared to the two the party won in the last Assembly polls
While markets eye both economic and political issues, in the medium-to-long term, analysts believe election results do not matter much
The United Democratic Front (UDF) won 12 seats, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 2 seats and independent candidates won 4 seats in the bypolls held on Tuesday
Poll officials said that prohibitory orders have been promulgated in and around all counting centres as a precautionary measure
The BJP, which has replaced Congress as the dominant party in the northeast, is optimistic of its prospects in the three states
Repolling will be held in four polling stations in as many assembly constituencies in Nagaland on March 1, the Election Commission said on Tuesday
The exit polls further pointed out that the northeastern state would have a hung house, with Sangma's National People's Party (NPP) emerging as the single-largest party
The crucial but tiny state of Tripura, which the BJP had grabbed from the CPI(M) in a surprise win in 2018, had exit results from three pollsters which varied substantially
Bypolls in 3 assembly constituencies in as many states passed off peacefully on Monday with around 63-70 per cent turnout