Election Commission declares dates for Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland Assembly polls

New Delhi, Jan 18 The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday declared the poll dates for the Legislative Assembly elections in Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland.

Surveying in Tripura will happen on February 18 and Meghalaya and Nagaland on February 27. The outcomes for all the three northeastern states will be proclaimed on March 3.

The terms of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura congregations will end on March 6, March 13 and March 14 individually. All the three states have 60 seats each.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) has a solid a dependable balance in Tripura and is in control for as far back as 25 years.

The occupant Chief Minister Manik Sarkar is in charge for as long as 19 years. He held the term for the fourth time after the gathering cleared away the 2013 assembly elections.

In the last polls in 2013, the CPI (M) figured out how to sack a lion's share with 51 seats, while the rest was shared by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Congress party.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which did not win even a solitary seat in the last surveys, has been endeavoring to oust the CPI (M) control this time. Six Congress MLAs, who initially joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC), changed over to the BJP in August a year ago.

Aside from this, there are three major tribal parties in Tripura-the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) and National Conference of Tripura (NCT).

The race in Meghalaya is noteworthy for the Congress party, as it is one of only a handful couple of states under its run the show. The Congress is in control throughout the previous eight years in Meghalaya and had won 29 situates in the previous election.

Although Chief Minister Mukul Sangma hosted brought greater solidness for the party, the BJP is presently hoping to assume control Meghalaya using the development plank.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December opened a few foundation extends in front of the assembly elections in Meghalaya.

Gatherings other than the BJP too are adapting to battle the 2018 Assembly surveys in Meghalaya.

NPP (National People Party) is out with the name of 24 competitors, eminently among them is previous union priest Agatha K Sangma. The party also has a significant nearness in Jaintia and Khasi slopes.

In the interim, United Democratic Party (UDP) has chosen to unite with different gatherings with a comparable declaration and expects to cut down the Congress.

The up and coming gathering races in Meghalaya having 60 seats will stamp its tenth assembly.

As for the Nagaland state gathering, the Naga People's Front is as of now ruling the House.

In the interim, Nagaland boss discretionary officer Abhijit Sinha said that the last rolls distributed has 11, 89,264 voters, lower than the electorate size of 11, 92,377 counted in 2013.

Recently, Chief Minister T R Zeliang met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and informed him about the 'want' of different common society association and church pioneers in Nagaland for an "Answer before Election".