Tripura is led by the BJP, with the local party Tipramotha contesting. The BJP and its ally IPFT (Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura) had maintained a lead in the early rounds besides the challenges in Tripura elections. At about 10 a.m., the BJP and IPFT led in 32 seats. The combination of the Congress and Left parties has a 17-seat majority.
Tipramotha, another local party, is leading in 12 seats, posing a serious challenge to the BJP-Left coalition. Tipramotha, led by Tripura royal family member Pradyot Manikya Debbarma, has yet to form pre-poll coalitions with either the BJP or the Congress alliance. It had previously said it would back any party that supported its quest for a ‘Greater Tipraland’ state.
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Counting of Votes
The counting of votes began at 8 a.m. In Tripura, the BJP holds a 37-seat majority. The Congress and CPM parties have retained their 15-seat lead. The BJP-NDPP coalition leads in Nagaland with 50 seats, while the NPF leads with three. In Meghalaya, the NPP has 21 seats, the TMC has ten, and the BJP and Congress each have ten. Assembly elections were conducted in Tripura for 60 assembly seats, Nagaland for 59, and Meghalaya for 59.