Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland: Finding true Northeast on election compass

The three poll-bound Northeastern states may be small in terms of their electoral size but hold larger political significance. Aditi Phadnis looks at the political state of play in these states

The three poll-bound Northeastern states may be small in terms of their electoral size but hold larger political significance. While the BJP is pulling out all stops to retain power in Tripura and expand its footprint in the two other states, the Congress and the Left are trying to recapture their lost influence. ADITI PHADNIS looks at the political state of play in these states

TRIPURA: The tribe has spoken

Six days: that’s all it took for bitter rivals to come together and form a common front to fight the Assembly elections together to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).