North East States Elections

The BJP and its allies raced ahead in Nagaland and Tripura as votes were counted today in three northeastern states. In Meghalaya, the BJP's estranged ally Conrad Sangma's NPP is leading but hasn't cross the majority mark yet.

Stakes are high for the BJP ahead of the counting of votes on Thursday for three state assembly polls as results will signal if it has deepened its roots in Tripura, a Left bastion captured by the party in 2018, and made further inroads

In a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, NESO called for immediate withdrawal of the “unfavorable policy”, suggesting that indigenous languages should be made compulsory in their native states till Class 10, while Hindi should remain an optional or elective subject.

Reading between the lines, I am convinced that the verdict is clear and Narendra Modi is winning a massive win hands down. This has been the perception I gathered after visiting major states from south to north and east to west, where the only concern of the voter was "who else but Modi".

Delhi's turn has come to vote in the Lok Sabha election in the sixth phase on Sunday. The state chiefs of the three main parties - Congress, BJP and Aam Aadmi Party - are fighting from a single constituency, North East Delhi. At least 164 candidates, 18 of them women, are fighting for the seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital. The BJP is lo...

Sheila Dikshit, former chief minister of Delhi and chief of the state Congress, will contest the national election from Delhi. The party releases a list of six candidates today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the BJP's victories in the assembly elections in several northeastern states have created an enthusiasm in the country which has helped in "fostering unity" between the people of the region and the rest of India.

BJP lawmakers and ministers celebrated the party's latest election victory by wearing scarves in the colours of the Northeast in Parliament on Monday. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in parliament, BJP chief Amit Shah presented him with a traditional Naga scarf and then a large party contingent posed with beaming smiles and holding up the v...

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday said the excellent performance of the BJP in north-eastern states indicated that it has emerged as an all-India party.

Adding Tripura to the growing list of states it rules in what it called a "historic verdict," the BJP quickly shifted its focus to Meghalaya today as votes were counted for assembly elections in three northeast states. The party's northeast strategist Himanta Biswa Sarma headed to state capital Shillong where the next few hours will see hectic nego...

The BJP is certainly now a national party. Yet, if its leadership is not satisfied, they have good reason not to be. The swift demise of the Congress as a national force is a reminder of what can happen to those at the top who depend purely on dominance of state machinery and resources to win.

Counting of votes is complete in the three north east states - Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura. The BJP under its state chief Biplab Kumar Deb and along with its ally Indigenous People's Front of Tripura won 43 seats. CPI(M) leader and Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who has been in power for 20 years, has reached the end, with the party getting 16 se...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address election rallies in Nagaland and Meghalaya in a bid to boost BJP's prospects of victory in the two poll-bound states. The two north-eastern states will go to vote on February 27.

Three north-eastern states - Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura - are gearing up for assembly elections at the end of February 2018. North East elections results will be out on March 3.

Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh won, the BJP is now eyeing the north east, where it hopes to win three out of three states in assembly elections next month. Elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland were announced on Thursday and Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam finance minister and the BJP's north east strategist, says his plans are in place.

The BJP and its allies raced ahead in Nagaland and Tripura as votes were counted today in three northeastern states. In Meghalaya, the BJP's estranged ally Conrad Sangma's NPP is leading but hasn't cross the majority mark yet.

Stakes are high for the BJP ahead of the counting of votes on Thursday for three state assembly polls as results will signal if it has deepened its roots in Tripura, a Left bastion captured by the party in 2018, and made further inroads

In a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, NESO called for immediate withdrawal of the “unfavorable policy”, suggesting that indigenous languages should be made compulsory in their native states till Class 10, while Hindi should remain an optional or elective subject.

Reading between the lines, I am convinced that the verdict is clear and Narendra Modi is winning a massive win hands down. This has been the perception I gathered after visiting major states from south to north and east to west, where the only concern of the voter was "who else but Modi".

Delhi's turn has come to vote in the Lok Sabha election in the sixth phase on Sunday. The state chiefs of the three main parties - Congress, BJP and Aam Aadmi Party - are fighting from a single constituency, North East Delhi. At least 164 candidates, 18 of them women, are fighting for the seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital. The BJP is lo...

Sheila Dikshit, former chief minister of Delhi and chief of the state Congress, will contest the national election from Delhi. The party releases a list of six candidates today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the BJP's victories in the assembly elections in several northeastern states have created an enthusiasm in the country which has helped in "fostering unity" between the people of the region and the rest of India.

BJP lawmakers and ministers celebrated the party's latest election victory by wearing scarves in the colours of the Northeast in Parliament on Monday. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in parliament, BJP chief Amit Shah presented him with a traditional Naga scarf and then a large party contingent posed with beaming smiles and holding up the v...

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday said the excellent performance of the BJP in north-eastern states indicated that it has emerged as an all-India party.

Adding Tripura to the growing list of states it rules in what it called a "historic verdict," the BJP quickly shifted its focus to Meghalaya today as votes were counted for assembly elections in three northeast states. The party's northeast strategist Himanta Biswa Sarma headed to state capital Shillong where the next few hours will see hectic nego...

The BJP is certainly now a national party. Yet, if its leadership is not satisfied, they have good reason not to be. The swift demise of the Congress as a national force is a reminder of what can happen to those at the top who depend purely on dominance of state machinery and resources to win.

Counting of votes is complete in the three north east states - Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura. The BJP under its state chief Biplab Kumar Deb and along with its ally Indigenous People's Front of Tripura won 43 seats. CPI(M) leader and Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who has been in power for 20 years, has reached the end, with the party getting 16 se...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address election rallies in Nagaland and Meghalaya in a bid to boost BJP's prospects of victory in the two poll-bound states. The two north-eastern states will go to vote on February 27.

Three north-eastern states - Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura - are gearing up for assembly elections at the end of February 2018. North East elections results will be out on March 3.

Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh won, the BJP is now eyeing the north east, where it hopes to win three out of three states in assembly elections next month. Elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland were announced on Thursday and Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam finance minister and the BJP's north east strategist, says his plans are in place.