The counting of votes for the 60 assembly seats in Tripura began at 8 am on Thursday amid tight security arrangements for the February 16 elections. A | BLiTZ
The BJP and its allies retained power in Tripura and Nagaland. In Meghalaya where no party was able to secure a majority on its own, the BJP reunited with CM Conrad Sangma s NPP in a bid to form the government
The election to the 60-member Assembly in Tripura was held on February 16, while the counting of votes is expected to take place across 21 venues on March 2
A week after it posted a comfortable win in Tripura, the BJP is learnt to have reached out again to tribal party Tipra Motha, which emerged as the big story in this Assembly election by winning 13 seats.