Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday March 03, 2018, Agartala/Kohima/Shillong
The BJP expanded its Northeast footprint on Saturday with a spectacular win in Tripura, ending the two-decade run of the CPM's Manik Sarkar as chief minister. In Nagaland too, the BJP is set to form government with its new partner Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and the support of two other candidates in a close contest. In Meghalaya, the ruling Congress has won 21 seats, well short of a majority, and has begun negotiations with smaller parties for support. So has the BJP, confident it can put together a post-poll alliance to form government. "This is a journey from no one to won," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi about Tripura, where the BJP had won no seat in the last election.