Live updates on the assembly election results in three northeastern states.New Delhi: Counting of votes is on in Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya. Tripura went to the polls on February 18, and Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27.In each of the three states, a party will need 31 seats to get a majority and form the government.In Tripura, the Bharatiya Janata Party looks like it is headed for a win, after 25 years of Left rule in the state. Manik Sarkar, who has been chief minister of the state since 1998, is reportedly trailing in his own constituency.The fight in Nagaland is between the ruling Naga People’s Front and the BJP’s alliance partner Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, with the NDPP+ currently leading in 24 seats to NPF’s 25.No party has got a majority in Meghalaya.The Wire‘s live blog brings together news and analyses based on the results coming from the three states.
