Nagaland polls: NDPP-BJP wins majority; Nagaland gets opposition

The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party-BJP alliance has returned to power in Nagaland winning 37 out of the 60 seats. Neiphu Rio, who is the longest serving chief minister of the state, is all set to retain his post for a fifth consecutive term. The septuagenarian leader has with this victory, broken the record of veteran leader S C Jamir, who helmed the northeastern state thrice.

NDPP won 25 seats and BJP 12. NDPP had contested 40 seats and won 25, while BJP won 12 of the remaining 20 it contested. For the first time, women candidates have been elected to the Nagaland assembly. Salhoutuonuo Kruse and Hekani Jakhalu of NDPP won the Western Angami and Dimapur-III constituencies respectively.

Nagaland Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Temjen Imna Along on Thursday won the assembly election from Alongtaki constituency. The state BJP chief defeated Janata Dal (United) candidate J Lanu Longchar by a margin of 3,748 votes.


He bagged a total of 9,274 votes with a vote share of 62.5%.

For the second consecutive term, Congress drew a blank. Conrad Sangma's National People's Party and the Nationalist Congress Party won 5 and 7 seats, respectively. The Naga People's Front, LJP (Ram Vilas) and the Republican Party of India (Athawale) won 2 seats each. Independents won four seats, 2 and JDU 1. The ruling alliance had won 30 seats in the previous elections while NPF won 26. Later, 21 NPF MLAS joined NDPP. NPF became an alliance partner of NDPP and BJP, which ran an opposition-less United Democratic Alliance government since 2021.