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Elections 2018: Northeast gets its 8 hours of fame
I woke up this morning to a friend from Mumbai sharing a social media post, which warned the Chinese Army to stay from Indian borders. His sudden confidence stemmed from the early poll results which showed the Bharatiya Janata Party forming governments in Tripura, Nagaland and possibly Meghalaya — individually or in alliance. I had two instinctive …
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March 3, 2018 -
Democracy won over brute force, intimidation in Tripura: PM Modi
Lauding the BJP leaders and workers for the emphatic win in Tripura, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the party’s journey from ‘Shunya’ (zero) to ‘Shikhar’ (top) is a victory of “democracy over brute force and intimidation”. In a series of tweets, Modi slammed the outgoing CPI(M) government in Tripura for failing to ensure …
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March 3, 2018 -
Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya elections: BJP proves the exit polls right
Most of the exit polls had predicted a saffron surge in the Northeast. And they were right. With the trends getting clearer, BJP is all set to wrest Tripura, a Left bastion for over two decades, and party chief in the state, the young and popular Biplab Deb, will unseat four-time chief minister Manik Sarkar …
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March 3, 2018 -
Will ensure a non-Congress government in Meghalaya: BJP
Vowing to not let Congress retain in power in Meghalaya, the BJP on Saturday said party leader Himanta Biswa Sarma will be dispatched to the state to ensure that a “non-Congress government is formed there”. Addressing the media in Agartala, Tripura, General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Ram Madhav said: “In Meghalaya a …
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March 3, 2018 -
Northeast elections: BJP will form government in all three states, says Rijiju
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that the BJP will form government in all three states of Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland as early trends have put the party in front in Tripura and Nagaland with a fractured mandate likely in Meghalaya. “The trends in all three states point to a new political direction. It …
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March 3, 2018 -
Northeast Elections: BJP leads in Tripura, Nagaland, Congress ahead in Meghalaya
If early trends hold constant, the BJP with its allies is set to expand its footprint in the northeast region as it is surging ahead with an impressive lead in Nagaland and is set to conquer the Left citadel of Tripura. In Meghalaya, the verdict seems to be fractured with Congress slightly ahead. According to …
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March 3, 2018 -
Counting begins in Tripura, Nagaland and Manipur
The counting of votes cast in the assembly elections in three northeastern states of Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland began on Saturday, 3 March. The counting began at 8 am and results are expected by the afternoon. Tripura went to the polls on February 18 while elections in Meghalaya and Nagaland were held on February 27. Polling …
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March 3, 2018 -
Northeast election results: Numbers and names you should know
Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya went to polls last month. The counting of votes will begin shortly. All three states have a 60-member House each but polling took place in only 59 — after two candidates died in Meghalaya and Tripura and former chief minister Neiphiu Rio of Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) elected unopposed in …
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March 3, 2018 -
86 per cent turnout in Meghalaya re-poll
About 86 per cent voters exercised their franchise during re-polling at one polling station Raliang constituency in Meghalaya on Thursday, Chief Electoral Officer F R Kharkongor said. The re-poll was ordered at Kyndong Tuber polling station after polling officers stopped voting on February 27 following a mixed up of voting machines, he said. Till 4 …
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March 1, 2018 -
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BJP Meghalaya accuses FM Radio channel for ‘spreading propaganda’
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday filed a complaint against a private FM channel with the Election Commission for allegedly spreading propaganda against the party. In a letter addressed to the Chief Election Officer at Shillong, BJP member Ankur Kumar complained against the radio channel for broadcasting “illegal propaganda” against the party. The party …
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February 27, 2018 -
21.5 per cent polling in Meghalaya till noon
Around 21.5 per cent of the voters have exercised their franchise till noon for the Meghalaya Assembly election today, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the state F R Kharkongor said. Polling started at 7 am and no incidents of violence were reported from anywhere in the state, the CEO said. “We have received complaints of …
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February 27, 2018 -
Polling begins peacefully in Meghalaya, blast in Nagaland
Voting for the assembly elections in Meghalaya began peacefully on Tuesday amidst tight security while, a crude bomb exploded barely an hour before polling took off in Tizit, Nagaland, officials said. In Meghalaya, voters in “large numbers” queued up in front of many polling stations well before polling opened at 7 am,” Chief Electoral Officer, …
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February 27, 2018 -
PM Modi urges Meghalaya, Nagaland to ‘vote in large numbers’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the people of Meghalaya and Nagaland to “vote in large numbers” as polling for the assembly elections in both the northeastern states began peacefully amidst tight security. In a tweet, Modi said: “I urge the people of Meghalaya and Nagaland to vote in large numbers in the Assembly …
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February 27, 2018 -
Stage set for polls: Congress, BJP claim win in Meghalaya
With Meghalaya all set to vote on Tuesday to elect a new Assembly, the Congress exuded the confidence of retaining power while the BJP and regional parties were equally gung-ho about unseating the ruling party in the northeastern state. The Congress — ruling the state for a decade — has fielded candidates in all 60 …
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February 26, 2018 -
BJP confident of Tripura, Nagaland victory, hopeful in Meghalaya: Rijiju
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. “We have formed the government in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur. Now these …
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February 25, 2018 -
Ahead of Meghalaya polls, Tharoor says NPP a ‘wagging tail’ of BJP
Drawing a controversial analogy, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor compared the National People’s Party (NPP) of Meghalaya to the tail of a mongrel, the BJP that “wags whenever the dog barks”. Slamming Conrad Sangma’s political outfit for posing as an independent entity but being attached to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Tharoor, who is known for …
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February 24, 2018