Assembly election results: BJP, allies strengthen hold in the Northeast

The BJP, which had brought star campaigners, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party chief J P Nadda and Shah, managed to win only two seats

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies romped back to power in Tripura and Nagaland, while the Meghalaya results showing a split verdict, with its incumbent Chief Minister Conrad Sangma seeking support from the saffron outfit.

According to the numbers on the Election Commission’s website at the time of going to press, the BJP-IPFT won 33 seats in the 60-member Tripura assembly, while the BJP-NDPP won the same number of seats in Nagaland to see its Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio return to power for a record fifth term.

In Meghalaya, meanwhile, the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) emerged as