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Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP)-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance won 37 seats in Nagaland Assembly election, retaining the power in the state with Neiphiu Rio set to assume office as chief minister for a fifth consecutive term.
Elections were held for 59 Assembly seats on February 27, as the Akuluto seat has been won uncontested by BJP nominee Kazheto Kinimi.
The NDPP won 25 seats while the BJP won 12 seats, as per the election commission website.
NDPP supremo and Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio won the Northern Angami-II Assembly constituency, trouncing Seyievilie Sachu of the Congress by a mammoth margin of 15,824 votes.
The NDPP-BJP alliance fought the election on a 40:20 seat-sharing arrangement.
NDPP’s Hekhani Jakhalu and Salhoutuo Kruse created history on Thursday by becoming the first two women to be elected to the Nagaland Assembly, officials said.
The Republican Party of India-Athawale, which contested the Nagaland Assembly election for the first time, won two seats — Tuensang Sadar II and Noksen.
We say thank you to electorate of #Nagaland for reposing their faith in NDPP and returning the party to power again. The party has won 25 seats of the 40 seats which it contested. This is a success rate of 62.5%. BJP has won 12 seats: Abu Mehta, Advisor to Nagaland CM & NDPP leader told ANI
