BJP and allies bag four Rajya seats in Assam, Tripura and Nagaland, reduce Congress to nil in NE

S Phangnon Konyak, president of the BJP Nagaland Mahila Morcha was elected unopposed as the Rajya Sabha member from Nagaland. Returning Officer, Biennial Election to the Council of States, Khruohituonuo Rio said that as there was only one candidate till the last date for filing nominations, no poll was conducted