Guwahati: A total of only six candidates have filed their nominations for the Nagaland assembly elections scheduled for February 27, an official said.
The deadline for nomination submission is Tuesday. Two of the six are members of the NDPP (Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party), and one is a BJP ally.
Two other candidates are Independents, and one is a member of the Rising People’s Party, a recent addition to Nagaland politics, the official said as reported by PTI.
The NDPP and the BJP are contesting a 40:20 seat-sharing deal in their attempt to take back control of the northeastern state for the second time in a row.
The Naga Peoples’ Front (NPF) has announced 22 candidates, and the Congress released the names of 25 nominees so far. Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), National Peoples’ Party and the Nationalist Congress Party have also named their candidates.