The ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and its ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained power in Nagaland for a second successive term by winning 37 seats together in the 60-member state Assembly, for which elections were held on February 27.<\/p>\n
The Congress, which governed the state for many years till 2003, had contested 23 seats but drew a blank once again. The grand old party had no legislator in the outgoing Assembly.<\/p>\n
The NDPP won 25 seats, eight more than its 2018 tally, while the BJP secured 12 seats, same as last elections.<\/p>\n
According to the results declared by the Election Commission of India, Nationalist Congress Party secured six seats; National People’s Party led by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma managed five seats; Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas Paswan), Nagala People’s Front and Republican Party of India (Ramdas Athawale) bagged two seats each; Janata Dal (United) bagged one seat; while four seats were won by Independent candidates.<\/p>\n
Top NDPP leader and Nagaland’s longest serving Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio (72), is now set to assume the CM’s chair for a fifth straight term.<\/p>\n
The NDPP and BJP, which contested the elections in a 40:20 seat-sharing arrangement, had announced before the elections that if voted to power, Rio would retain the Chief Minister’s post.<\/p>\n
Rio defeated Congress’ Seyievelie Sachu, a greenhorn in the political arena, in Northern Angami II by a record margin of 15,824 votes.<\/p>\n
Deputy Chief Minister and BJP legislative party leader Yanthungo Patton (Tyui), former Chief Minister Taditui Rangkau Zeliang (Peren), Nagaland BJP chief Temjen Imna Along (Alongtaki) were all re-elected to the assembly.<\/p>\n
Nagaland Congress President Kewekhape Therie lost in Dimapur against BJP’s H. Tovihoto Ayemi by a margin of 6,959 votes.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in a historic electoral development, for the first time there would be women MLAs in the Nagaland Assembly.<\/p>\n
Two women candidates – Salhoutuonuo Kruse and Hekani Jakhalu – were elected on NDPP tickets from Western Angami AC and Dimapur-III constituencies, respectively.<\/p>\n
The Nagaland Assembly polls were held for 59 of the 60 seats on February 25 in which 85.90 per cent of the state’s 13.16 lakh voters had excercised their franchise.<\/p>\n
Repolling was held in four polling stations On Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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