Arunachal Pradesh to go to polls on April 19, result on June 4

The BJP won 41 seats in the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Assembly in the 2019 Assembly elections.

Arunachal Pradesh to go to polls on April 19, result on June 4

Arunachal Pradesh assembly polls will happen alongside Lok Sabha polls on April 19, the Election Commission announced on Saturday. Results for the same will be declared on June 4.

The BJP won 41 seats in the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Assembly in the 2019 Assembly elections. The Janata Dal (United) won seven seats, the National People’s Party (NPP) five, the Congress four, the People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) one and the Independents two.

The BJP garnered 37.36% of the vote share in the latest general election, marking the highest vote share by a political party since the 1989 election. Securing 303 seats, the BJP further strengthened its significant majority. Additionally, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) clinched a total of 353 seats.