North-East Elections 2018

By Online Desk | Published: 03rd March 2018 08:19 AM | Last Updated: 04th March 2018 12:11 AM | A+A A- | The CPM conceded defeat in Tripura after its 25-year rule, saying "BJP has, apart from other factors, utilized massive deployment of money and other resources to influence the elections. " The Left has ruled Tripura for the past 25 years and Manik Sarkar, 69, was chief minister for 20 of them. The BJP and its ally Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) surged ahead in Tripura winning 43 of the 57 constituencies, while the Left trailed behind with 16 seats, according to Election Commission and other media sources. Nagaland and Meghalaya, are witnessing a hung assembly.