The BJP recorded a stunning victory as it smashed the red bastion, Tripura, ending the 25-year rule of the CPM; While the Congress party emerged as the largest party in Meghalaya, short of a majority, senior leaders from Congress and BJP scramble for numbers; BJP and its ally NDPP contested in what was a close fight with the Naga Peoples Front which has now said it's willing to ally with the BJP again; Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government has decided to back a heavily upgraded and revised variant of the home-built Tejas Light Combat Aircraft; and more in our news wrap of the day.
