Meghalaya Exit Poll Results: Hung Assembly predicted; Sangma says decision on alliance after result announcement

Meghalaya exit polls today predicted that Chief Minister Conrad Sangma's National People's Party (NPP) is likely to emerge as the single largest party in Meghalaya with victory over 23 seats. It's earlier alliance partner BJP may get 6-12 seats. With the exit polls predicting a hung Assembly, Sangma said that election is different from government formation, indicating towards a post-poll alliance with BJP.

"If we get a fractured mandate we will have to talk to other parties to form government. Northeast gets divided amongst themselves and the numbers don't give it a voice at the national level. If a party can give voice to Northeast at the national level, then we will work towards it," Sangma told NDTV.

As per the exit polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress is likely to win 11 seats in the 60-seat assembly.


Zee-Matrize exit polls also predicted that NPP is likely to win 21-26 seats in Meghalaya while TMC will get 8-13 seats. BJP may get 6-12 seats while congress is on 3-6 seats.

Here is the summary of Meghalaya exit poll results 2023:

*Time Now-ETG Research exit poll: Conrad Sangma's NPP to win Meghalaya with 18 to 26 seats
NPP 18-26 seats
Trinamool Congress: 8-14
Congress 2-5 seats

* Zee-Matrize exit polls predicts that NPP is likely to retain Meghalaya
NPP 21-26 seats
TMC 8-13 seats
BJP 6-12 seats
Congress 3-6 seats

* India Today-Axis My India exit poll also predicted that NPP is likely to win Meghalaya
NPP: 18-26
Congress: 6-12
BJP: 4-8
Others: 4-8

Jan Ki Baat:
NPP 11-16 seats
UDP: 10-14 seats
TMC: 9-14
Congress: 6-11
BJP: 3-7


* Elections across the 59 assembly seats in Meghalaya concluded today peacefully. Polling in Meghalaya Assembly's Sohiong seat has been deferred after the death of a candidate. According to the Election Commission, nearly 74 per cent voting was recorded in the North Eastern State till 5 pm.

* Polling in Tripura was held on February in a single phase, while elections in Meghalaya and Nagaland were held today.

* In 2018, Congress emerged as the single largest party with 21 of 60 seats, the National People’s Party (NPP) won 20 seats, formed the government after forging post-poll alliances with regional parties and the BJP, denying Congress its near-continuous hold over the state that was formed in 1972.