Meghalaya is heading towards a hung assembly and the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) is emerging as the single largest party. The results will come on March 2.
according to axis my India The exit poll results predict 18-24 seats for the NPP, 6-12 for the Congress and 4-8 for the BJP.
Matrise also predicted NPP to fall short of the majority mark, securing 21-26 seats, while TMC would get 8-13 seats, BJP 6-11, Congress 3-6 and others 10. There was hope. 19 seats.
ETG has predicted 22 seats for NPP, 5 for BJP and 3 for Congress respectively.
The Jan Ki Baat exit poll results predicted a win of 11-16 seats for the NPP, followed by 6-11 seats for the Congress, 3-7 seats for the BJP and 5-12 seats for others.
Exit poll results indicate a fractured mandate in the Meghalaya Assembly elections, with the NPP failing to reach the majority mark of 31.
Chief Minister Konrad K Sangma is contesting from South Tura constituency, where he is pitted against militant-turned-politician Bernard Marak, while TMC member Mukul Sangma is contesting from two seats, Songsak and Tikrikila. His wife DD Shira is also in the fray.
What is a hung assembly?
A hung assembly refers to a situation where no political party or pre-existing coalition can secure an absolute majority in the state assembly. Unless the parties agree to a power-sharing coalition or combine with independents to mark a majority, a re-poll is announced and held as soon as possible.
Meghalaya Trinamool Congress president Charles Pingrope had predicted a hung assembly and said the state was likely to have a coalition government.
The NPP, which has been leading the ruling coalition for the past five years, is fighting it alone against former ally BJP, opposition TMC and other regional parties such as the United Democratic Party and the People’s Democratic Front.
A few days before the elections, senior leader and spokesperson of the National People’s Party (NPP) Dr. M Ampareen Lyngdoh indicated a “combination” while the numbers were not clearly defined. “In a post-poll situation, I don’t think there will be emotions. Emotionally I can like or dislike a particular party looking at any parameter, but if the numbers are not clearly defined by the voters then you have to Any combination should be expected.”
Meanwhile, Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) working president Pinshagain N Saim said the Congress is ready to work with any political party except the BJP. Siam said that political parties are at loggerheads with each other, “The Congress is in a very neutral position where it can work with any other party, even with the NPP, but not with the BJP.” with not.”
2018 Meghalaya Hung Assembly
In 2018, the Congress emerged as the single largest party but failed to secure a majority in the 60-member assembly. The BJP, which won only 2 seats, joined hands with the National People’s Party (NPP) to form the government in the state.
For the 2023 state assembly elections, NPP supremo and chief minister Sangma announced that his party would go it alone. The Trinamool Congress, which failed to open its account in the last elections, is also trying to make inroads in Meghalaya under the leadership of former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma.
Meghalaya Assembly Election 2023
On Monday, 74.32 percent of the 21.6 lakh voters exercised their franchise. Voting began at 7 am in 59 of the 60 assembly seats in the northeastern state.
According to election officials, polling at 3,419 polling stations in Meghalaya was peaceful with minor problems of EVM malfunction. He said, “There was a glitch in the EVMs at some polling stations, but it was rectified later.” Officials said the polling is being held in a free and fair manner.
Meghalaya had 183 polling stations under the “shadow zone”. In some of these sectors, runners were used to transmit messages between polling parties and sector officers. Through the police, 19 repeater stations were set up with a total of 264 police radio stations. network to cover these shadow areas, EC noted.
An ex-gratia of Rs 15 lakh was given to the family of a polling officer who died in a road accident while on duty in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district.
(With PTI inputs)
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