NDPP-BJP ease to victory in Nagaland, claim 35 seats; CM Neiphiu Rio wins too
Hindustan TimesThe ruling NDPP-BJP eased to victory in the 2023 Nagaland election Thursday, with chief minister Neiphiu Rio's Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party winning 22 seats and the Bharatiya Janata Party claiming 12 to cross the majority mark of 31 in the 60-member House. The BJP began counting day with one seat to its name after the Akuluto seat was won by the party's Kazheto Kinimi after his Congress rival withdrew Earlier today chief minister Rio won the Angami-II seat by nearly 16,000 votes. FULL COVERAGE | 2023 Nagaland Assembly election The Republican Party of India from Maharashtra - union minister Ramdas Athawale's outfit - has won two seats on its debut in the north-eastern state. READ | Exit polls 2023: BJP tipped for wins in Nagaland, Tripura Zee News-Matrize gave the BJP-IPFT combine 35 to 43 seats and the NPF two to five.