Will N. Biren Singh be Manipur Chief Minister for the second term in a row? Or will BJP go the Assam way and nominate a fresh face for the CM post? These are the questions that have cropped since the saffron party retained power in the northeastern state.
The Congress has allied itself with five others, including Left parties, and contested the polls under the banner of Manipur Progressive Secular Alliance. It will be a fight between the alliance and BJP. Track how the parties perform this time compared to the Assembly elections 2017 below:
Where is counting take place: Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Punjab are the states that went for the polls in seven phases. The results of the assembly elections for five states will be declared on March 10. When does the counting of votes start: The counting of votes will begin at 8 am on March 10 across counting centres in the five states, under the respective
The stage is set for counting of votes on Thursday that will start at 8 am in five states, sealing a month-long polling session that began on February 10. The contest, which was primarily between BJP and Congress in several regions is now multi-cornered with AAP and TMC's entry. The crucial test for the BJP will be in Uttar Pradesh where it hopes to retain power against
Counting of votes polled in the Manipur assembly elections began at 8 am on Thursday under tight security and strict adherence to Covid-19 protocols. According to ECI, BJP leading in 20 seats, Congress in 3, NPP in 8 constituencies in initial rounds of counting of votes in Manipur.