The BJP said on Saturday it and its allies have got full majority in Meghalaya, where results have thrown up a hung Assembly, and appointed Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju and Minister of State for Tourism K.J. Alphons as observers in the state.

Riding on the BJP's poll victory in the northeast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah on Saturday set the party on the goal of securing power in Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha and West Bengal, saying the golden period is yet to come until and unless they have won these states.

Here is the final party position in the results declared on Saturday for assembly polls in Tripura and Meghalaya. The party position for Nagaland is as declared by the Election Commission at 10 p.m.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday hailed the BJP's victory in the Tripura assembly elections and credited the 'lotus bloom' to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policies vis-a-vis the northeast.

Hailing the election mandate in the northeast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the people of the country have "no respect for negative and disruptive politics" and have reposed their faith in the NDA's positive and development-oriented agenda.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will on February 12 release the Bharatiya Janata Party's "Vision Document" for Tripura here ahead of the February 18 assembly polls, a party leader announced on Thursday.

The BJP on Saturday released its first list of candidates for 44 of the 60 seats in Tripura Assembly, polls for which will be held on February 18.

The Congress on Saturday released its list of candidates for next month's elections to the 60-seat Tripura Assembly, and threw open the door for an alliance with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC).