Chandigarh: Counting of votes for assembly elections in three Northeastern states – Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura began at 8 am today.
The BJP claims hope to form government in all three, ousting Left party CPI(M) from Tripura and the Congress from Meghalaya.
Two exit pollsthis week gave the BJP a good chance of ending the 20-year run of CPI(M)’s Manik Sarkar as Tripura’s chief minister, while a third predicted a close fight.
Exit polls also predicted that the BJP and its regional partner will win Nagaland, while they showed a tight contest between the Congress and the National People’s Party in Meghalaya.
