Tripura went to the polls on February 18 while Christian-dominated Nagaland and Meghalaya had elections on February 27. CPM state secretary Bijan Dhar exuded confidence saying he was sure that the Left alliance would retain power. The contest was tight in Meghalaya also, where the ruling Congress has faced a tough fight from the NPP and BJP, both fighting separately, like in Nagaland despite being allies in Manipur. This time, the Congress contested in 60 seats, BJP 47 and NPP 52 before election was countermanded in Williamnagar. NPP state president Wanwei Roy Kharlukhi said his party is expecting 19 to 23 seats while BJP state president Shibun Lyngdoh said the party expected between eight and 12 seats.

Source: The Telegraph March 02, 2018 21:45 UTC