In 1997, 37,000 Bru migrants fled after ethnic clashes broke out in Mizoram. The migrants were sheltered in six relief camps in North Tripura district.
Voting started on time with some minor hiccups of EVM malfunctions at a few places. The machines were soon replaced and the poll process continued smoothly.
The elections will be held in all 20 seats of Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Manipur, Tripura, and Jammu and Kashmir.