In Meghalaya, the ruling National People's Party (NPP) has won 24 seats and is leading in two seats. Although it may emerge as the single largest party, it will not be able to form the government on its own.
The new party formed two years back by a scion of the state s former princely family ate into the tribal votes of both the Left-Congress alliance, which secured 14 seats, as well as that of the BJP-IPFT alliance. aaa
From trekking across mountains to traversing through the double-decker living root bridge in Nongriat or reaching a polling station via boat for 35 voters close to the Indo-Bangla border, officers on election duty ensured every voter used its adult franchise.