With the NDA managing to win in Nagaland and Tripura and in the process to form a government in Meghalaya with chief minister Conrad Sangma, editorials in prominent English dailies noted on Friday that the BJP’s political narrative has gained more ground in the Northeast.
While newspapers pointed out that the results reflect the failure of other parties that dominated the region for years, they said it is unlikely that the states where the BJP remains the junior partner would be spared of its “predatory tactic”. They noted the promises of infrastructure expansion but also the “undermining of social cohesion”.
