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Amit Shah to take part in roadshow in poll-bound Nagaland on Feb 20

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit poll-bound Nagaland on February 20 where he will participate in a mega roadshow

Nagaland suffers from want of good roads, electricity and jobs: Congress

The Congress alleged tall claims of the BJP on the development of Nagaland were starkly different from the ground reality as the northeastern state still suffers from want of good roads, proper electricity and water supply, besides massive unemployment. AICC media coordinator Mahima Singh claimed that the BJP was trying to fool the people of the state to cling to power with the NDPP. While Dimapur and Kohima, the state's two major cities, face erratic power and water supply and bad roads, the situation is worse in other parts of the state... Youths don't have jobs, she told reporters on Wednesday. Singh asserted the Congress will not stop raising questions in favour of welfare of the people. She alleged that the BJP-NDPP's tendency to cling to power is leading to electoral violence in several constituencies and small villages. Singh said the Congress has given a representation to the DGP through the Dimapur Commissioner of Police in this regard. She called upon people of Nagaland

BJP manifesto promises package for Eastern Nagaland, preserve Naga culture

The BJP on Tuesday promised a special package for Eastern Nagaland and establish a development board for the holistic development of the region if the party returns to power in the state for the second time in a row. The BJP and its ally NDPP are contesting the February 27 assembly election with a 20:40 seat-sharing arrangement. In its manifesto released by party president JP Nadda, the saffron party also announced a slew of measures for creating infrastructure, economic development, and boosting healthcare and agriculture, besides skill development. We will work with the central government to expedite the construction of the Trans-Nagaland Highway to enable easy access across districts, especially from Eastern Nagaland, it stated. Eastern Nagaland was in the news recently as there was a vote boycott call by an organisation spearheading an agitation demanding a separate state comprising six districts of the area. However, the call was later withdrawn. The BJP manifesto also promis

Election day declared paid holiday in three Northeastern states: Official

This applies to all categories of employees, including the daily wage and casual workers, and also those electors working outside the constituency concerned

Nadda reaches Nagaland to launch BJP manifesto ahead of Assembly elections

Senior BJP leaders and workers were also present at the Dimapur airport to welcome Nadda

BJP president Nadda to visit poll-bound Nagaland to attend rally on Tuesday

BJP president JP Nadda will visit poll-bound Nagaland on Tuesday, party sources said. Nadda will attend a joint rally of the BJP and its ally NDPP. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio will also be present at the rally, they said. He is also scheduled to release the BJP's manifesto for the assembly election at the party's state unit headquarters. BJP and NDPP are contesting the elections together. While the BJP is fighting the polls on 20 seats, NDPP is contesting 40 seats. The polling for the 60-seat Nagaland assembly will be held on February 27, and the votes will be counted on March 2.

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Nagaland Assembly polls: A total of 183 candidates in fray for 60 seats

After withdrawal of candidature by a Congress candidate, the Nagaland Assembly election will witness a total of 183 candidates in fray for 60 seats, Chief Electoral Officer, V Shashank Shekhar said

Nagas should not think that women can't be in decision-making bodies: CM

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Thursday underlined the need for people of the state to change their mindset that Naga women cannot be in decision-making bodies. He was speaking at election rallies of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) in Khonoma and Kohima. Rio said the party manifesto envisages gender equality and therefore it has fielded two women candidates in Western Angami and Dimapur-III constituencies, giving equal opportunity to women in the highest decision-making body in the state. He said women are equal partners and they should get every opportunity. In all, four women candidates have filed nominations for the February 27 elections. Besides the two NDPP nominees, Congress and the BJP have put up women candidates in Tenning and Atoizu seats respectively. Nagaland is yet to get a women MLA in the 60-member House since its statehood in 1963. Rio said the final solution to the Naga peace talks is yet to be achieved due to disunity among different

Nagaland elections: EC finds nomination of over 200 applicants invalid

The Election Commission, after scrutiny of all nomination papers, has found 22 of the 222 applications invalid in Nagaland, a senior official said. A total of 225 aspirants had filed papers for the February 27 elections, but three of them later withdrew from the contest, the official said. Four women are among the 200 candidates whose papers were found to be valid, he stated. At least 13 parties including the ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Naga People's Front (NPF), the Congress, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), the National People's Party (NPP), Janata Dal (United), Republican Party of India (Athawale), Nationalist Congress Party, Rising People's Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal and CPI have nominated candidates for the polls. More than 20 Independents are also in fray. Friday is the last of date for withdrawing nomination. Votes will be counted on March 2.

Enforcement Agencies seizes over Rs 31 cr from Nagaland ahead of polls: CEC

Enforcement agencies have seized over Rs 31 crores in Nagaland since the announcement of the dates for state assembly elections till February 7, the state Chief Electoral Officer said on Wednesday

Nagaland polls: Only 6 candidates file nominations, deadline tomorrow

A total of only six candidates have submitted their nominations so far for the February 27 Nagaland assembly polls, an official said. The deadline for nomination submission is Tuesday. Of the six, two are from the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and one from its ally, the BJP. There are also two Independents, while one contestant belongs to the Rising People's Party, a new entrant in Nagaland politics, the official said. The NDPP and the BJP are contesting on a 40:20 seat-sharing arrangement in their bid to return to power for the second time in a row in the northeastern state. The Naga Peoples' Front (NPF) has announced 22 candidates, and the Congress released the names of 25 nominees so far. Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), National Peoples' Party and the Nationalist Congress Party have also named their candidates. Elections to the 60-member assembly will be held on February 27.

Congress releases second list of four candidates ahead of Nagaland polls

The Congress on Sunday released its second list of four candidates for the Nagaland assembly polls. The party has fielded Meshenlo Kath from Kohima town, Alem Jongshi from Mokokchung town, Chenithung Humtsoe from Bhandari and P Mulang from Noklak. All four are seats reserved for scheduled tribes. The Congress on Saturday had released its first list of 21 candidates for the Nagaland assembly polls, fielding its state unit chief K Therie from Dimapur-I. Elections to the 60-member Nagaland Assembly will be held on February 27 and the results declared on March 2. The last date for filing of nominations is February 7.

BJP to contest all 60 Meghalaya seats, 20 seats in Nagaland: Minister

The BJP will contest on all 60 seats of the Meghalaya Assembly and fight the Nagaland elections in an alliance with the state's ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, contesting on 20 of 60 seats. BJP secretary and its northeast co-incharge Rituraj Sinha told reporters on Thursday that the party will fight the Meghalaya polls under the campaign tagline of "M-Power" (Modi power), asserting that people of the state have trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They believe Modi is the only person who can ensure a corruption-free government and fast track development, he said. Nagaland and Meghalaya BJP chief Temjen Imna Along and Ernest Mawrie, respectively also named party candidates approved by the party's central election committee. Sinha claimed that people in the northeastern states are fed up of corruption and slow pace of development, even though central government schemes have reached them. They, though, believe that their implementation could have been better, he ...

Assembly polls 2023: Economic snapshots of 3 poll-bound northeastern states

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Minor confrontation between Assam Rifles, NSCN-IM in Nagaland's Peren

A minor confrontation occurred between Assam Rifles troopers and cadres of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) in Nagaland's Peren district, according to army sources

AAP to contest in 'as many seats as possible' in Nagaland assembly polls

The Aam Aadmi Party will contest in as many seats as possible in the upcoming Nagaland assembly polls, its Northeast In-Charge Rajesh Sharma said. He also said that former MLA Asu Keyho has been made the president of the Nagaland unit of AAP. Elections to the 60-member assembly will be held on February 27. We will contest in as many seats as possible and there will be no pre-poll alliance, Sharma told a press conference here. Time has come for the people of Nagaland to vote for good governance, honest politics and and overall development of the state with the elimination of corruption, he said on Wednesday evening. Sharma also expressed hope that the party will go to the grassroots to bring the required change in the political scenario of Nagaland. Keyho said people of the northeastern state want an AAP government, as the Nagas in Delhi, whether studying or working, have witnessed what good governance and fulfilment of promises mean under the Arvind Kejriwal government there. AA

Nagaland's chief electoral officer calls people to vote in upcoming polls

Nagaland Chief Electoral Officer V Shashank Shekhar on Wednesday called upon people to exercise their franchise in the upcoming assembly elections in the state. He also urged everyone to collectively endeavour to ensure that the entire election process takes place in a peaceful atmosphere, without any violence of any kind. Observing the 13th National Voters' Day, he said, We should always respect the valuable right to vote and never take it for granted. It is the responsibility of everyone, including those getting the right to vote for the first time, to exercise their franchise with utmost sincerity and also inspire others to do so, he said. The CEO hoped that first-time voters will experience the thrill and joy of being part of the democratic exercise. Elections to the 60-member assembly in the state will be held on February 27. The CEO said Nagaland has 13,17,632 voters. He said the Election Commission of India (ECI) is putting in considerable effort to ensure free and fair .

75% of sitting Nagaland MLAs are crorepatis, 3% have criminal cases: ADR

Seventy-five per cent of the sitting MLAs of Nagaland are crorepatis, while 3 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves, revealed an Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report

Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland: Finding true Northeast on election compass

The three poll-bound Northeastern states may be small in terms of their electoral size but hold larger political significance. Aditi Phadnis looks at the political state of play in these states