He also said the BJP’s golden era would be when its wrests West Bengal, Odisha and Karnataka from rival parties.

“It is a day of joy for me and crores of BJP workers. The victory of the BJP is important in many ways… It is an endorsement of the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi by the people of the Northeast,” he told a press conference.

“The results in favour of BJP in Tripura and other states are a reflection of likely verdict in Karnataka and the Lok Sabha polls (in 2019),” he added.

The BJP and its ally IPFT were close to securing a majority in Tripura having together won 28 seats in the 60-member House. They were leading in 15 more. Elections were held in the state for 59 seats due to the death of a CPI-M candidate.“I thank brothers and sisters of Tripura for their massive support to the BJP. This is the victory for Modi’s politics of development and his commitment to the welfare of northeastern region of India,” Shah earlier said on Twitter.

In Nagaland, the BJP and its ally NDPP have won 13 seats and are leading in 14. The ruling Naga People’s Front, with which the BJP parted ways just before the elections, has won 13 seats and was leading in 12 others in the 60-member Assembly. In Nagaland too, elections were held for only 59 seats as NDPP leaders Neiphiu Rio was declared elected unopposed.