Meghalaya threw up a fractured mandate with the Congress emerging as the largest party, marginally ahead of its rival, the NPP. The United Democratic Party (UDP) won six seats while its alliance partner the HSPDP won two seats. Assam BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma had also met the UDP president earlier in the day to discuss alliance possibilities, he said. “Although we (UDP) are at an advantage point to bargain for seats, we will still follow democratic conventions,” he added. A Nationalist Congress Party candidate was killed in an IED blast, which resulted in countermanding of the polls in one seat.

Source: Mint March 04, 2018 12:22 UTC