Manipur elections were one of the most interesting one. The elections went down to the wire. The Congress and the BJP had close neck to neck fight throughout the day in the Manipur Assembly elections.
The Congress managed to win 28 seats while BJP won 21 seats. The shocker of the day came when the Human rights activist Irom Sharmila, who contested the elections for the first time, and managed to get only 90 votes, which left her upset and has made the decision to never contest any elections for hereon but would continue to fight against AFSPA in the state.
