Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah for the party’s “splendid” performance in the Assembly elections in Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya.

“Congratulations to PM @narendramodi ji, Shri @AmitShah ji, BJP Karyakartas, and the people of North East for the splendid performance of BJP in assembly polls and for the historic victory in Tripura,” Parrikar tweeted today.

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Congratulations to PM @narendramodi ji, Shri @AmitShah ji, BJP Karyakartas, and the people of North East for the splendid performance of BJP in assembly polls and for the historic victory in Tripura.

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— Manohar Parrikar (@manoharparrikar) March 3, 2018

BJP leader and South Goa Member of Parliament Narendra Sawaikar also took to Twitter to congratulate his party.

“It s unprecedented resounding victory for @BJP4India in North-Eastern states. Once again People have expressed their faith in development agenda & leadership of @narendramodi @AmitShah @BJP4India @BJP4Goa @BSouthGoa,” he tweeted.

It’s unprecedented, resounding victory for @BJP4India in North-Eastern states. Once again People have expressed their faith in development agenda & leadership of @narendramodi @AmitShah. @BJP4India @BJP4Goa @BSouthgoa

— Narendra Sawaikar (@NSawaikar) March 3, 2018

In Nagaland, the BJP-Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) alliance is ahead of the ruling Naga People’s Front, while chances of forming government in Meghalaya are also not looking impossible for the BJP with the ruling Congress falling short of the magic figure of 31 seats if the latest trends are any indication.

The Congress could not open its account in Nagaland, where the BJP in alliance with NDPP led by former CM Neiphiu Rio, who has already won his seat unopposed, is set to form government. The ruling NPF is trailing with 22 seats in its kitty so far.

Meghalaya appears to be the only solace for the Congress, with the grand old party maintaining its lead so far, though far behind the magic number of 31 required to retain the state. The BJP may try to stitch up an alliance with the ‘others’ here to form government, to prevent which senior Congress leaders Ahmed Patel and Kamal Nath have reached Shillong.

Tripura results say a lot about the surge of BJP in the Northeast, where election results were rarely awaited with such interest before. The rise of BJP is astonishing in Tripura, considering its performance in 2013 when the saffron party could barely register its presence and lost deposit in most of the seats it contested.