ISAS Briefs

The results of the Assembly elections in three States in Northeast India were announced on 3 March 2018. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieved a remarkable victory in Tripura, ending 25 years of the Left Front’s rule in the State. In the Christian-majority States of Nagaland and Meghalaya, the BJP made significant advances to ally with and help regional parties form the government. The elections in the Northeast have increased the national footprint of the BJP and allowed it to play up its inclusive character.