As per ECI, NDPP is leading in 24 seats with one victory and it s ally BJP is leading in 23 seats with two wins in the 60-member Assembly where election was conducted in 59 seats.Cong
In a first for Nagaland since it attained statehood 60 years ago, the state on Thursday got its first woman MLA in Hekani Jakhalu, a candidate of the ruling NDPP who won the Dimapur-III Assembly constituency.
The ruling alliance of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won eight seats in the 60-member Nagaland Assembly, as per the counting trends shared by the Election Commission (EC) at 1.25 pm on Thursday.
As the Assembly election results in three northeastern states are trickling in, it is clear the BJP alliance will get a second term in power in Nagaland and Tripura. The saffron party and its allies have already crossed the majority mark. In Meghalaya, the ruling NPP is leading on nearly 26 seats. It needs 4-5 seats more to breach the majority mark of 31.