Meghalaya Polls 2023

Meghalaya goes to polls on February 27. A total of 375 candidates are contesting for 60 Assembly seats. Results will be announced on March 2. A party needs to win at least 31 seats to win the majority mark in Meghalaya. In the 2018 election, the NPP won 19 seats and the BJP won two seats, while the United Democratic Party (UDP) emerged victorious in six constituencies. Although the Congress emerged as the largest single party with 21 seats, the NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA), came to power with support from BJP, UDP, and other regional parties.

This year, the NPP and BJP are contesting solo. As ruling outfit NPP battles allegations of rampant corruption in the past five years, the BJP's manifesto promises a “corruption-free” Meghalaya. While the Trinamool Congress has fielded 58 candidates, the BJP and Congress have fielded 60 candidates each.