Purno Agitok Sangma's new found political avataar as the head of the National People's Party has had a shaky start at the Meghalaya polls. With only two seats in his kitty, this is an unimaginable result for the state's grand old politician. Adding insult to injury was Opposition leader and his son Conrad's shock defeat in the West Garo Hills by more than 2,000 votes, a huge margin in a...
09:54 AM, Mar 02, 2013
The Left Front stormed back to power in Tripura and the Naga People's Front in Nagaland, while the Congress, which fared poorly in both states, emerged as the single-largest party in Meghalaya with two seats short of absolute majority in the assembly election results declared on Thursday. ...
10:29 PM, Feb 28, 2013
Jubilant over the ruling Left Fronts's victory in Tripura for the fifth straight term, the CPI(M) in Assam took out a victory procession through the main thoroughfares of Guwahati on Thursday. ...
06:45 PM, Feb 28, 2013
Three former Chief Ministers in Meghalaya emerged victorious in the Assembly election as the Congress is comfortably coasting towards a return to power winning 29 seats. ...
06:35 PM, Feb 28, 2013
It was a repeat of the 2008 Assembly elections in the three northeast states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya as the incumbent parties came to power in all the three states. In Tripura, the CPI(M) registered its fifth consecutive victory with wins in 49 seats. In Nagaland, the Naga Peoples Front retained power with wins in 37 seats. In Meghalaya, the Congress emerged as the single largest party with wins...
06:09 PM, Feb 28, 2013
The return of the CPI(M)-led Left Front in Tripura and Forward Bloc wresting the Nalhati seat from Congress in West Bengal reflects "re-emergence" of the Left parties, senior CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury said on Thursday. "We congratulate the people of Tripura to have given us two-thirds majority for the seventh Left Front government in the state and sixth in a row," he told reporters when his reaction was sought on...
04:03 PM, Feb 28, 2013
The Left Front led by the CPI(M) came to power for a record fifth straight term defeating the Opposition Congress by a huge margin. The CPI(M) won 48 seats in the 60-seat Assembly. Chief Minister Manik Sarkar won the Dhanpur Assembly seat defeating his nearest Congress rival Shah Alam by 6,017 votes. ...
02:00 PM, Feb 28, 2013
The counting of votes began in Tripura amidst tight security and CPI(M) is leading in one seat. ...
08:09 AM, Feb 28, 2013
Counting of votes has begun in the Northeastern states of Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland amidst tight security. The Assembly elections in the three states, having 60 seats each, were held February 14 and February 23. ...
08:05 AM, Feb 28, 2013
Counting of votes for the 60 Assembly seats in Meghalaya would be held on Thursday amid tight security. A whopping 88 per cent of the 1.5 million voters exercised their franchise on February 16 to pick a new 60-member house in the state bordering Bangladesh. ...
03:55 AM, Feb 28, 2013
Adequate security has been put in place for the counting of votes to the 59 Assembly seats of 60-member House in Nagaland on Thursday. ...
02:58 AM, Feb 28, 2013
Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland have been told to tighten security on their international and inter-state borders ahead of the vote count in the three states on Thursday. "Security along the borders will be further tightened in view of the counting of votes," an Election Commission official stated on Monday. ...
11:40 PM, Feb 27, 2013
Counting of votes will begin on Thursday in the Northeastern states of Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland amid tight security. Assembly elections in the three states, having 60 seats each, were held February 14 and February 23. ...
11:28 PM, Feb 27, 2013
Over 88 per cent of votes were cast on Saturday for the 60 Assembly seats in Meghalaya where polling was held in a peaceful manner, barring stray incidents. Chief Electoral Officer P Naik said polling was peaceful in the state except for a few stray incidents, detailed reports of which were awaited. ...
11:43 PM, Feb 23, 2013
Nagaland witnessed a high 83.29 per cent turnout of voters to elect 59 members of the 60-member Assembly on Saturday with the polling by and large peaceful. Election to the Tuensang sadar seat was countermanded following the death of Congress candidate P Chuba Chang on Friday. ...
11:38 PM, Feb 23, 2013
Chennai: Somerset might have lost a match that looked well within their grasp but skipper Alfonso Thomas prefers to count the positives after his side's semi-final exit from Champions League Twenty20 on Saturday. The English County side lost by 10 runs to Mumbai Indians to bow out of the event but Thomas said there are positives to be taken at the end of their campaign. Definitely we are disappointed but...
10:32 PM, Mar 07, 2008
