Itanagar: Sitting Longding-Pumao MLA and National People's Party (NPP) candidate Thangwang Wangham allegedly came under attack during polling for the state assembly elections on Thursday over a misunderstanding between supporters of the party and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Sources informed EastMojo that the incident occurred after an old lady willing to vote for the NPP sought the help from one of the volunteers present at the booth to help her cast vote, as she was not sure of the voting process (which button to press).

This allegedly provoked the BJP supporters present outside the booth who reportedly misunderstood that the woman volunteer, who acknowledged helping the old woman, forcefully asked her to vote for the NPP.