Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland election results 2023: When and where to watch

Results for the assembly election 2023 in three northeastern states will be announced on Thursday, March 2. The three states that went to polls are Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland.

Tripura

To begin with, the saffron party and the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) fought the Assembly elections together in 2018 and wrested power from the Left Front.

The BJP-IPFT alliance swept to power in the state in 2018, defeating its arch-rival Communist Party of India (Marxist). The BJP won 35 seats and the IPFT 8.

However, this time, the stakes are for the BJP as the saffron party is facing the heat of anti-incumbency. The authoritarian style of functioning by former Chief Minister Biplab Deb spawned massive rift within the party.

Sensing trouble, the BJP high command swung into action by replacing Deb with Manik Saha as the chief minister but the challenges faced by the saffron party have not withered away.

The BJP also faces the challenge from CPI(M), which has found a new strength under its new state secretary Jitendra Chaudhury. The CPI(M) has been running a planned and systematic campaign against the hills against the state's saffron government.

Furthermore, BJP ally the Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) has nearly zero presence compared to Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma's TIPRA Motha. BJP's tribal wing Janajati Morcha has also lost it's sheen and doesn't look to be in a position to even pose a challenge to Motha in the tribal belt.

Meghalaya

In contrast to Tripura, the BJP has nothing to lose in Meghalaya. In previous years, BJP worked with the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance comprising five parties. This elections, it is fighting alone and has stepped up its attack on the ruling Conrad Sangma-led National People's Party (NPP).

In fillip to the BJP, four MLAs - two from NPP, one from TMC (Trinamool Congress) and an Independent - have joined the saffron party ahead of the elections.

In 2028, the Congress emerged as the single-largest party in the state winning 21 seats, but failed to cobble up a coalition with other regional outfits.

Nagaland

In Nagaland, the BJP-NDPP alliance have a bright chance of forming the next government again. There is no opposition in the hill state after the Naga People's Front (NPF) joined the NDPP last year.

The BJP has decided continue alliance with the Neiphiu Rio-led National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) this time and agreed to contest 20 seats.

In 2018, the BJP-NDPP alliance stormed to power by bagging a total of 30 seats and formed the government. The saffron party also got support from the sole Independent MLA and the sole Janata Dal (United) MLA.

The outcome of election result in the northeastern states is crucial for the BJP to shed the image of being an 'anti-Christian party'.

Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland Election results: When, where and how to watch

The Election Commission will declare the Poll Result 2023 by the end of the day on March 2.

"Result trends will start from 8 am on 2nd March," reads a message on the commission's site. Postal ballots will be taken up for counting first, which will be followed by EVMs.

• You can check the poll results on the EC website as well as on its app.
• Visit EC's website, and click on the 'General Elections to Assembly Constituency March 2022' tab for the latest data.
• You can also check the EC's Voter Helpline App, which is available on Google Play store as well as the Apple App store.
• After registering, go to the 'results' option on the homepage to access the data for the Assembly Polls.
• You can also follow OneIndia news' live blogs for the latest election coverage.