North East Election Results Live Updates: Biplab Kumar Deb To Be Tripura Chief Minister, Says BJP

Clashes between BJP and Left supporters were reported across Tripura over the last 48 hours

Three people have been arrested over the last 48 hours in Tripura, for what the police has described, as "post-poll' violence. 

A Lenin statue, situated in the middle of Belonia town in south Tripura, was razed by bulldozers. Eyewitnesses claimed bulldozers, allegedly brought in by BJP workers, demolished the statue amid chants of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai", according to reports. Read the full story here.

Now, section 144 has been imposed in some violence-hit parts 

Earlier this morning, Conrad Sangma, the 40-year-old chief of the National People's Party (NPP), took oath as the new chief minster of Meghalaya at the head of a five-party coalition. Eleven other ministers also took oath with him. Read here. 

"The top-most priority is the Naga political issue. People want peace. And when peace comes, development will happen. You remember when I was CM, we fought the underground together. We have to give a push to the Naga issue. PM Narendra Modi had signed the Naga Framework Agreement... negotiations are going on. When people are united, the solution will come. The people support the BJP and also my party. I am grateful to the people. We are happy that we are going to have a strong and stable government to take up big issues and development agenda. I am inviting him (PM Modi) in the swearing in ceremony."

"Like-minded parties had a common interest. All parties came together to work under an alliance. It's not about help from BJP. They are part of the alliance. There is a large anti-incumbency against the last government. Most parties who fought the election was against the last government."

"We don't have pre-poll alliance with anybody. Right from the time of campaigning we knew that BJP, NPP and UDP were together and it has been proved now. Mandate was actually given to Congress."

"In Meghalaya, non-Congress government of NPP-UDP-BJP will take oath on 6 March. To be followed by Nagaland and Tripura on 7 and 8 March."

"Currently we have 34 members, NPP 19, BJP 2, UDP 6, HSPDP 2, PDF 4 and one independent. The number is likely to go up. Rahul Gandhi sent four senior leaders of the party to Shillong, without any calculations on government formation. I don't see maturity in him,"

"It's positive that regional parties got together to work for the region. It's people's decisions and we need to respect that."

"Happy to share that 34 newly-elected members belonging to NPP, UDP, PDF, HSPDP, BJP and one independent member are meeting the governor to stake claim to form government in Meghalya. Conrad Sangma will be the leader of this coalition."

"The next two-three days are very crucial because the assembly's term will end. The house expires on March 7. Before that, everything has to take place and by tomorrow everything will be clear."