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NE polls: not about insurgency but governance
Nagaland Post | IANS | Agartala, Feb 14
Unlike in the past where the shadow of insurgency loomed large during any elections in the northeast, the run up to the polls in the three northeastern states of Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland have been peaceful - a heartening development considering that the region was always riddled by a myriad violent insurgencies.
While Tripura is voting Thursday, Meghalaya and Nagaland will go to the polls Feb 23. The votes for all three states will be counted on Feb 28. In past polls, offering the olive branch to militant groups by various political parties and even buying peace by coughing up astronomical amounts to rebel armies secretly were common practices.
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