Counting of votes in three North Eastern states of Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Tripura has started from 8 AM. North East Assembly Election results of 2018 in 3 NE states crucial for BJP's morale ahead of 2019 General Election. Here are initial trends.

Tripura: Left ahead in 28 seats; BJP ahead in 21 seats

Meghalaya: Congress leads in 15 seats; NPP is ahead in 7 seats and BJP is leading in just one seat

Nagaland: BJP+ ahead in 18 seats, while NPF+ is ahead in 34 seats

“We are very confident, let more rounds of counting complete, our leads are going to get much bigger “, said Brinda Karat, CPI on Tripura Election2018

“Trends are encouraging, I am hopeful and confident that BJP will form the Govt in Tripura, “ said Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP following early trends in Tripura Election2018.

Tripura was voted on February 18, while Nagaland and Meghalaya were voted on 27 February. In these three states, there are 60-60 seats in the Assembly, but for any reason, in all the three states voting was held in 59-59 seats. In the forecast till now, in all the three states, this time the BJP has the full potential of counter-attacking. In Tripura, BJP has seen a lot of power over the ruling Left Front government for the past 25 years. It would be interesting to see if the BJP would be successful in eliminating the continuing communist rule in power for 25 years.