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NDPP-BJP alliance on course for massive victory in Nagaland

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Guwahati,March 2: The BJP-led coalition is coasting towards a landslide victory in Nagaland, as per early trends as the counting of votes that has begun for the February 27 assembly elections.

The BJP and its ally Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) are ahead in 49 out of 60 seats, where the majority mark is 31.

The Naga People’s Front (NPF) is ahead in six seats and the Congress is leading in just one.

The BJP is a junior partner in the leading coalition, which contested 20 seats, while ally NDPP fought in 40, as per a seat-sharing agreement.

The NDPP, led by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, has been in an alliance with the BJP since the last elections in 2018. The alliance had won 30 seats in the previous elections while NPF won 26.

 

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