Congress wins the most seats, but not a majority
What happened
No party won enough seats to govern alone in Manipur's assembly — a hung house, where no single party wins enough seats to govern alone.
Indian National Congress won the most seats, 28 of 60, just short of a majority.
Its nearest rival, Bharatiya Janata Party, was close behind, with 21 seats.
What changed
INC led the seat count again, but this time with fewer seats than before.
It has now led on seats for 4 elections running.
Even so, its own seat total slipped from 42 to 28.
BJP's vote share rose sharply, by +34.2 pp from the previous election.
Notable numbers
A few numbers from the count stand out.
Despite winning fewer seats, BJP actually won a larger vote share — the slice of all ballots cast that went to one party or candidate — than INC did: 36.3% against 35.1%.
The tightest finish was in Sagolband, Manipur, decided by a margin — how far ahead the winner finished, in votes, over whoever came second — of 19 votes.
Hiyanglam, Manipur saw 95.2% of registered voters turn out, the highest of any seat that year.
The backdrop
Though INC won the most seats, BJP formed a coalition government with regional allies instead.1
N. Biren Singh was sworn in as Chief Minister on 15 March 2017, BJP's first government in the state's history.1
- 1BJP forms first Manipur government despite Congress plurality — 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election