Counting of votes-Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland, result on Saturday

Shillong, March 02: Counting of votes cast in the assembly elections in three northeastern states of Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland will be taken up on Saturday.

Polling was held for 59 of 60 assembly seats in each of the three states for different reasons. The counting will begin at 8 a.m. and results are expected by the afternoon. Tripura went to the polls on February 18 while elections in Meghalaya and Nagaland were held on February 27.

Ahead of Saturday's counting, both the CPI-M and the BJP claimed that they will form the next government in the state.

CPI-M Tripura State Secretary Bijan Dhar said the Left parties were "more than confident" of forming the next government. BJP state President Biplab Kumar Deb said that people of Tripura wanted change and "strongly wished for a BJP government" in the state.