KOHIMA: Amid voting for the assembly elections in Nagaland, supporters of the National People’s Party (NPP) and Naga People’s Front (NPF) engaged in a clash at Bhandari assembly constituency in Nagaland on Monday (February 27).
According to reports, NPF supporters allegedly shot at NPP workers and supporters, which left few NPP supporters injured.
Notably, personnel of central armed forces have been deployed in heavy numbers across Nagaland to ensure a violence-free and fair election.
The NDPP and the BJP are contesting the Nagaland assembly elections on the 40:20 seats sharing formula that both the parties adopted in the 2018 assembly elections in the state.
Also read: LIVE | Nagaland assembly elections 2023: Voting underway
The Congress is contesting on 23 seats, the NPF in 22 and the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) in 15.
A total of 183 candidates are in the fray in the Nagaland assembly elections.
Out of the total 183 candidates in Nagaland, only four are women candidates.