Saffron North-East! Exit polls show BJP, allies sweeping Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland polls

Saffron North-East! Exit polls show BJP, allies sweeping Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland polls

Despite the Congress being a surprise friend in this Tripura election, the Left, which dominated the state for more than 30 years, is set to win only 12 seats.

Aritra SinghaUpdated: Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 12:12 AM IST
Saffron North-East! Exit polls show BJP, allies sweeping Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland polls
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Exit polls indicate that the BJP would easily win a majority in Tripura and that its alliance government will take office in Nagaland. It will be a close battle for Meghalaya, with Conrad Sangma's NPP (National People's Party) probably coming out on top.

The total vote percentage of Assembly polls inย Nagalandย and Meghalaya completed at 84.42 per cent and 74. 32 per cent respectively.

Two exit polls together suggest that the BJP may win 35 seats, few seats above the majority threshold of 31 in the 60-member assembly. Despite the Congress being a surprise friend in this election, the Left, which dominated the state for more than 30 years, is set to win only 12 seats.

With the primary demand of Greater Tipraland, Tipra Motha, the new party launched by former monarch Pradyot Kishore Debbarma, is projected to win 12 seats.

However, exit polls frequently get the results wrong.

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India Today's exit poll predicts that the BJP-IPFT alliance will take between 36 and 45 seats in Tripura, while Congress and left alliance will have to be satisfied with 9-16 seats.

The India Today poll gives clear majority to Conrad Sangma-led NPP with 21 seats, while its ally BJP is set to score 6 seats. Congress will garner 9 seats, while others will get 6, says India Today- Axis my India exit poll.

In Nagaland, as per India Today poll, NDPP-BJP alliance will sweep the polls with winning 38 to 48 seats, while Congress will get only 1-2 seats. NPF and others are set to get somewhere between 8 to 23 seats.

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Zee News-Matrize projects that the BJP would win 29โ€“36 seats, with the Left Front faring marginally better with 13โ€“21 seats.

The BJP-NDPP (Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party) combination is expected to win 35 to 43 of Nagaland's 60 seats, according to Zee News-Matrize.

According to Zee News-Matrize, Conrad Sangma's NPP will most likely win the most seats in Meghalaya with 21 to 26. The BJP will gain 6-11 seats, increasing its tally from the two seats it gained in the state in 2018. Trinamool Congress, a new participant, will begin with 8โ€“13 seats.

Sangma however said that even if his party gets a part of the mandate then he will be open to talks with other parties to form the government.

On Thursday, the votes will be tallied for the three states.