Ruling BJP Wins 2/3rd Majority In Arunachal Pradesh, SKM Also Set To Retain Power In Sikkim

Itanagar: BJP has already won 37 out of 60 Assembly seats in Arunachal Pradesh while ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) is leading in Sikkim as counting of votes continues.

Counting of votes for the Assembly elections held on April 19 is underway while counting of votes for the two Lok Sabha seats would be conducted on June 4. The counting for Assembly polls to Arunachal Pradesh (and Sikkim) have been preponed as the term of the present assembly ends on June 2.

Of the 60 Assembly seats In Arunachal Pradesh, voting was conducted in 50 as ruling Bharatiya Janata Party candidates including chief minister Pema Khandu and his deputy Chowa Mein had won their seats unopposed in 10 seats. Ruling BJP has already won in 37 out of 60 seats, Times of India reported.

The counting of votes began at 6 am at 40 counting centres in 25 district headquarters on Sunday.

Arunachal Pradesh chief electoral officer Pawan Kumar Sain had said as per Election Commission guidelines, no victory processions would be allowed after announcement of results as counting for Lok Sabha polls will commence only on Tuesday June 4.

In Sikkim, while SKM is leading, opposition leader and Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) supremo Chamling has lost from both the seats he was contesting. The SDF has won only one seat– Shyari- So far, the Hindu reported.