Nagaland BJP chief Temjen Imna Along defeated Janata Dal (U) candidate J Lanu Longchar by 3,748 votes. The results of the 60-member Nagaland Assembly polls were declared on Thursday.
As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its alliance partner Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) crossed the majority mark by winning 37 seats in Nagaland, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday thanked the people of the state.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies partner Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) have crossed the majority mark by winning 34 seats so far in Nagaland as the counting of votes continues. India News | NE Assembly Poll Results: BJP-NDPP Wins 34, Crosses Majority Mark in Nagaland.