The Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) won a resounding victory on Sunday, returning to power in the Himalayan state for the second straight term, with 31 seats in the 32-member parliament, according to the Election Commission.

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The opposition Sikkim Democratic Front could manage only one seat. Elections to the Sikkim Assembly were held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls on April 19.

However, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has returned to power in Arunachal Pradesh for the third consecutive term, capturing 46 seats, five more than in the previous election (2019), in the 60-member Assembly elections conducted on April 19.

Ten of the 46 seats won by the BJP were uncontested before to the elections.

The counting of votes, which began at 6 a.m., was concluded late Sunday afternoon.

The National People's Party (NPP), which won five seats in the 2019 assembly election, gained another five in Liromoba, Longding-Pumao, Mariyang, Pasighat (East), and Tawang.

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidates secured three seats -- Bordumsa-Diyun, Lekang and Yachuli.

The People's Party of Arunachal (PPA) candidates won two seats -- Doimukh and Mebo.
Independent candidates -- Wanglam Sawin, Laisam Simai and Tenzin Nyima Glow -- have won the Khonsa (East), Nampong and Thrizino-Buragaon seats, respectively.

The Congress, which fielded candidates in 19 seats, has won the Bameng seat, where party candidate Kumar Waii defeated BJP candidate Doba Lamnio by a margin of 635 votes.

With agency inputs