The counting in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland will be held on March 3, it has been reported. The three states are scheduled to go to vote in February.
The counting in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland will be held on March 3, it has been reported. The three states are scheduled to go to vote in February.
While Tripura goes to polls on February 18, Nagaland and Meghalaya will cast their ballot on February 27, the election commission has announced.
According to the website of the Election Commission of India, the five-year term of the assemblies in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura, with 60 seats each, would expire on March 6, March 13, and March 14, respectively.
The Left Front rules in Tripura, Congress holds power in Meghalaya, while the Naga People’s Front-led Democratic Alliance of Nagaland rules in Nagaland. The Democratic Alliance is supported by BJP.
Earlier, BJP president Amit Shah called for a regime change in Left-dominated Tripura as the state heads for polls. Shah said on Sunday the change was necessary in face of the multiple failures of the Manik Sarkar government, including combating crimes against women and unemployment. Alleging that many Tripura ministers were directly involved in chit fund scams, he added they would be sent to jail if the saffron party comes to power.
Shah while campaigning in Meghalaya also accused Mukul D Sangma government as "the most corrupt" and asked the people to overthrow it in the ensuing assembly elections on Saturday.
Shah accused the 15 years of "misrule" in Meghalaya resulting in pushing the State behind all other states in country in terms of development.
The BJP had earlier appointed Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as election in-charge of Nagaland and Tripura respectively.
Of the eight northeastern states, the BJP already has five under its belt. It has its own government in Assam and Manipur, while in Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim, it is coalition partner with regional parties.
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