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In Nagaland, Cash For Votes Comes With Grand Feast, Banned Liquor

Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday February 15, 2018, Kohima

False voting one has heard of. Induced labour, too. But induced voting? In Nagaland, that's the term for votes bought and sold to the highest bidder. The magnitude of the problem is so huge, the church, civil society and the Election Commission have launched a clean election campaign. But it is an uphill battle against an old problem that is just not going away.

Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang Faces Ally BJP's Onslaught This Time

Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday February 17, 2018, New Delhi

Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang, 66, belongs to the Naga People's Front or NPF. He has expressed confidence that his party will win the assembly elections to be held on February 27. Mr Zeliang faces an alliance of the BJP and the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) in the Nagaland assembly elections

Ex-Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio Teams Up With BJP This Time

Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday February 17, 2018, New Delhi

Neiphiu Rio is returning to Nagaland politics after a gap of nearly four years. He is contesting the Nagaland assembly elections on an NDPP ticket and the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party has teamed up with the BJP. The combine is facing Chief Minister TR Zeliang's Naga People's Front or NPF.

Ahead Of Nagaland Elections, BJP Betters Congress Offer On Biblical Tours

Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Saturday February 17, 2018, Kohima

For church-going senior citizens of Nagaland, the upcoming assembly elections may just be a ticket to ride to Jerusalem. Four days after the Congress put a tour package in its manifesto, the BJP has bettered the offer. The BJP's manifesto, released by union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Kiren Rijiju in Dimapur on Friday, promises to send 50 senior citizens each year to Jerusalem too.

Himanta Biswa Sarma, A Congress Rebel, Now BJP's Key Strategist In Northeast

Edited by Richa Taneja | Sunday February 18, 2018, New Delhi

Himanta Biswa Sarma is the current finance minister of Assam and BJP's north-east chief strategist who has been entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring BJP's victory in the upcoming assembly elections in Nagaland, Tripura, Meghalaya with the help of allies.

PM Modi To Address Rallies In Poll-Bound Meghalaya And Nagaland Today

Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 21, 2018, Shillong/Kohima

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address election rallies in Nagaland as well in Meghalaya today to give a push to BJP's victory prospect in the two poll-bound North-Eastern states.

59 Per Cent Candidates In Nagaland Assembly Elections Are Crorepatis: Report

Press Trust of India | Thursday February 22, 2018, Kohima

Fifty-nine percent of the candidates for the February 27 Assembly elections are crorepatis with JD(U) nominee Ramongo Lotha being the richest with a total wealth of Rs 38.92 crore, an analysis of the affidavits said.

Nagaland Needs Strong And Stable Government, Says PM Modi

Press Trust of India | Thursday February 22, 2018, Kohima

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said a BJP-NDPP government in Nagaland would plug the loopholes causing wastage of public money and work towards improving road connectivity in the state.

Congress In Unofficial Talks With Naga People's Front

Press Trust of India | Saturday February 24, 2018, New Delhi

The Congress is in unofficial talks with the Naga People's Front (NPF) for a post-poll pact in a bid to keep the BJP-NDPP out of power in Nagaland, sources said.

BJP Confident Of Tripura, Nagaland Victory, Hopeful In Meghalaya: Kiren Rijiju

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday February 25, 2018, Shillong

Voicing confidence that the BJP will form the next governments in Nagaland and Tripura, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said the assembly polls in these two states and Meghalaya are a defining election for the entire northeast.

Campaigning In Meghalaya, Nagaland Ends, Voting On February 27

Press Trust of India | Monday February 26, 2018, Shillong/Kohima

The high-octane Meghalaya and Nagaland poll campaign during which barbs flew thick and fast among parties ended today. Voting in the two states, both having 60-member assemblies, will take place on Tuesday.

Highlights: Voting Begins In Meghalaya, Nagaland; Results On Saturday

News Desk | Thursday February 15, 2018

People in Meghalaya and Nagalandare voting in the assembly elections today. The assembly election in Left Front-ruled Tripura was held on February 18. Counting of votes in all the three states in the north-east is on March 3. The model code of conduct is in force in the three states since January 19. All the three states have 60 seats each in their assembly. Tripura voted for 59 seats on Sunday last as voting in Charilam was postponed to March 12 after the death of CPI(M) candidate Ramendra Narayan Debbarma. The Congress is in power in Meghalaya, the Left Front is running Tripura and the Naga People's Front in alliance with the BJP is in charge in Nagaland. BJP leaders have been the north-east in recent times to firm up election plans. The Congress is also looking to strengthen its presence in the region, which the BJP has been taking inch by inch with the victories in Assam and Manipur in the last two years.

With Clean Election Anthem, Nagaland Hopes To Make A Difference

Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday February 27, 2018, Kohima

In poll-bound Nagaland, where allegations of induced voting or the purchase of votes is common, the Election Commission has been forced to think of innovative ways to fight the malpractice. One of them is the 'Clean Election Anthem' called Sapna Dangoor Ekta Asey. And it's a hit. It has got over one lakh views in the last couple of weeks that it has been up on the Election Commission's website

1 Dead In Nagaland Poll Violence, Turnout Low In Meghalaya: 10 Points

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday February 27, 2018, Guwahati

One person has been killed and two injured in poll-related clashes in Nagaland's Zunheboto district where voting was underway along with Meghalaya today. The two tribal-Christian-majority north-eastern states have 60 seats and elections are being held for 59 seats. The BJP, which is already in power in Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, hopes to add Congress-ruled Meghalaya to its kitty and wrest power in Nagaland through its regional ally. The elections in Nagaland follow a huge mid-campaign row with political parties refusing to issue tickets unless the Centre settled the peace process. In Meghalaya, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma was battling on two fronts - internal dissidence and the external challenge from the BJP. A village council member was injured in a crude bomb blast at a polling station in Nagaland's Mon district before the polling began.

Meghalaya and Nagaland Election 2018 Updates: 75% Voter Turnout In Nagaland, Meghalaya Records 67% Polling

Edited by Swati Bhasin | Tuesday February 27, 2018

Nagaland recorded 75 per cent voters turnout on Tuesday, whereas the polling in Meghalaya stood at 67 per cent, with hundreds still lined up to cast ballots at the end of voting hours, the Election Commission said.