Exit poll: BJP winning in Tripura & Nagaland
A few incidents of violence marred the Assembly elections in Nagaland where a turnout of 75 per cent was recorded on Tuesday while voting went off peacefully in Meghalaya that saw a polling percentage of 67 per cent.
In two separate incidents, one person was killed and three others were injured in a clash between supporters of two political parties and a crude bomb blast at a polling booth before the start of voting in Nagaland.
The results of polling in the two states, along with that of Tripura where voting took place on February 18, will be declared on March 3. The majority mark in all three Assemblies with 60 members is 31.
A total of 195 candidates are vying for 59 seats in Nagaland, five of them are women. A total of 361 candidates are in fray in Meghalaya, out of whom just 32 are women.
An exit poll by NewsXJan ki Baat projected 3545 seats for the BJP and its allies in Tripura against the ruling Left’s 14- 23 in a 60- member Assembly.
The exit poll also indicated a loss for the ruling Congress in Meghalaya with the National People’s Party ( NPP) getting 23- 27 seats, Congress getting 13- 17 and the BJP winning 8- 12 seats in the Assembly with 60 legislators.
In Nagaland, the exit poll predicted a close fight between the ruling Naga People’s Front, which is likely to get 20- 25 seats, and the BJP and its allies that are likely to get 27- 32 seats. The Congress is expected to get 0- 2 seats in the 60- member House. The Congress currently has no member in the House as its number has come down from eight after the 2013 polls due to resignations.
In the last Assembly elections in Nagaland the turnout was 90.57 per cent. In Meghalaya, the polling percentage in 2013 was 89 per cent. Officials said that the final voting percentage in both the states on Tuesday is likely to go up as the