The first trends from Tripura have come in. CPIM is leading in two seats.
In Meghalaya, Hopingstone Lyngdoh of Hill State People's Democratic Party, HSPDP is leading in Nongstoin constituency.
The counting of votes is now underway for Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland Assembly elections. Most of the results in the three states are expected by this afternoon. There are 60 members in each Assembly in all the three states.
In Tripura, the ruling CPIM is contesting 55 seats and has left 5 seats for its alliance partner CPI, RSP and Forward Bloc. The Congress has put up candidates on 48 seats and has left 11 seats for its pre-poll alliance partner, Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura, INPT and one seat for National Conference of Tripura, NCT. The BJP is contesting 46 seats. There are 249 candidates in all for 60 member assembly. Chief Minister Manik Sarkar of CPIM is facing a triangular contest in Dhanpur assembly segment. Former Chief Minister and Congress candidate Samir Ranjan Barman is contesting Bishalgarh assembly seat while Opposition leader Ratan Lal Nath is facing a tough contest in Mohanpur assembly seat.
In Nagaland, the Naga People's Front is contesting all the 60 seats. The Congress is contesting 57 while the NCP has put up its candidates on 15 seats. The BJP is contesting on 11 seats. The State Chief Minister and NPF leader Neiphiu Rio is contesting from Northern Angami-II reserved constituency. K.L. Chishi, former State Chief Minister and Congress leader is contesting from Dimapur-I assembly segment.