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ADC Polls: Cong emerges as largest single party
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 11 2015 :
The Indian National Congress has come out victorious in the 144-seat Autonomous District Council (ADC) polls securing as many as 46 seats with the Naga People's Front (NPF) going closely behind it bagging 43 seats.
The INC, which swept the last council polls, emerged as the single largest party in the polls held on June 1 .
In the six ADCs, the INC managed to get absolute majority in Sadar Hills where the party secured 17 seats.
The NPF was also able obtain an absolute majority in Ukhrul bagging 17 seats.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured the third position with 21 seats leaving the party with little hope of forming councils in the hills.
Independent candidates won a total of 34 seats.
Speculations are doing round that the Congress might try to forge alliance with most of the successful Independents in forming councils.
No party has got absolute majority in the ADC polls 2015.It is speculated that NPF is not going to join any party or Independents for council formation.
Out of the 506 candidates who joined the fray, 12 managed to get elected uncontested.
In all the six ADCs, re-polls were conducted to 70 seats on June 6 .
A total of 121 from BJP, 98 from INC, 86 from NPF, 191 Independent candidates and 11 from others hotly contested the polls held in the ADCs of Tamenglong, Churachandpur, Sadar Hills, Senapati, Ukhrul and Chandel.
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