Northeast Parties Want Congress To Come Forward To Form Govt: Mallikarjun Kharge

According to the early trends, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with its alliance partner NDPP is leading on 35 seats in Nagaland.

Amid counting of votes in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said that the political parties in the northeast support secular parties and are in favour of Congress stitching up an alliance to form government.

"Usually, northeast parties go with Central Govt trends but many leaders are committed to national politics. They support Congress, secular parties, democracy & constitution," said the Congress chief on being asked whether poll-results in Meghalaya, Nagaland & Tripura would be a reflection of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, reported news agency ANI.

"They feel that Congress, with alliance, should come forward to form the govt," he further added. 

Meanwhile, counting of votes for the assembly elections held in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura is taking place. According to the latest trends, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with its alliance partner NDPP is leading on 35 seats in Nagaland. In Tripura too, the BJP is leading on 31 seats in the 60 member assembly. While in Meghalaya, it is leading on 5 seats, which is a gain of 3 seats for the party.

The Congress on the other hand is leading on 16 seats in Tripura. In Nagaland it is ahead on 3 seats, while in Meghalaya it is leading on 5 assembly seats, which is a drop of 16 seats for the party from what it had won in the 2018 election in the state.

Voting for the Tripura assembly was held on February 16, while election in Nagaland and Meghalaya was held on February 27.