BJP races ahead in Nagaland, leads in Tripura; Conrad Sangma gains in Meghalaya

Election Results 2023: BJP gained massive lead in Tripura and its alliance raced ahead in Nagaland in early trends as counting began today in three northeastern states. In Meghalaya, the BJP’s estranged ally Conrad Sangma's NPP is leading.

In Tripura, the ruling BJP raced ahead its nearest rival, the Left-Congress alliance. The BJP is hoping to do far better than 2018 when it scored 36. The party has contested in alliance with ruling partner Indigenous Progressive Front of Tripura, or IPFT.

‘BJP CM in Tripura’

"Tripura will have a BJP Chief Minister, Nagaland will have a coalition government while that of Meghalaya will be decided as per seats won by the BJP," Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Chief Minister and the BJP's chief strategist in the northeast, had said on Wednesday.

In Meghalaya, Conrad Sangma's National People's Party or NPP was bare;y ahead of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress. According to reports, BJP and Conrad Sangma's NPP are believed to be in talks. Sangma and Himanta Biswa Sarma held discussions in a midnight meeting in Guwahati on Tuesday. Sources said they discussed the possibility of a post-poll alliance, though the leaders played it down as a "meeting between friends".

In Nagaland, the BJP and its partner NDPP (Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party) are ahead.

Results to impact 2024 elections

The outcome of these elections, along with other polls later this year, will be crucial for parties ahead of next year's general election.

The CPM, which ruled Tripura for 35 years, has joined forces with the Congress in what is largely being seen as a last-ditch effort to regain its numbers. Over the last five years, both parties have suffered a massive erosion of their support base. The CPM contested 47 of the state's 60 seats, leaving just 13 for the Congress.

Tipra Motha can be kingmaker

The Tipra Motha – the new party floated by former royal Pradyot Kishore Debbarma with the core demand of Greater Tipraland – is also hoping for a chunk of seats and a chance to play kingmaker. The BJP had initially attempted to build a rapport with the Tipra Motha, but its overtures were rebuffed after the party declared that it would not allow any division of Tripura.

Meanwhile, results are also awaited for a series of by-polls – the Erode (East) seat in Tamil Nadu, Sagardighi in West Bengal, Ramgarh in Jharkhand and Kasba Peth and Chinchwad in Maharashtra.

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