Assam CM Sarma criticises Congress, urges support for BJP in upcoming by-elections
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took aim at the Congress, accusing it of obstructing development and lacking commitment to public welfare.
Nagaland Chief Minister and Nagaland Peoples Front (NPF) candidate TR Zeliang retained his Peren constituency on Saturday defeating his nearest NDPP rival Iherie Ndang by 5,432 votes, EC sources said.
CM Zeliang bagged 14,064 votes while Ndang of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party secured 8,632 votes.
In the last Assembly election in 2013, Zeliang had won the seat by a margin of 2,636 votes.
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However, according to projection of election trends, the BJP-Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) alliance is ahead of the ruling Naga People’s Front, while the Congress could not open its account in Nagaland.
The trends in Nagaland have thrown up a very interesting situation. In a rare scenario, the state may actually not have an opposition this time around.
While BJP-NDPP have reached the figure of 31 in the 60-member Assembly, the ruling NPF has also kept the option of joining hands with its old ally, BJP, open.
Chief Minister TR Zeliang had predicted 27 seats for NPF, but the party has managed to bag only 24, seven short of majority to form government on its own.
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