<p>Polling for Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya has concluded and we now await the results on March 2. Exit polls released on Monday predict a clear majority for BJP and its allies in Tripura and Nagaland, however, Meghalaya may not get a majority party in the Assembly. Let us take a look at what happens in such a case.</p>.<p>In a scenario where no party or pre-poll alliance has a clear majority, it is called a hung Assembly. In this case, no party can form a government without support from other parties or independent MLAs.</p>.<p>The party offering external support isn’t usually part of the government and the politicians don’t hold ministerial positions.</p>.<p>The Governor invites the leader of the single largest party to form the government and usually gives the leader and the party 10 days to show a majority. If the party is unable to show a majority in the prescribed time period, the Governor dissolves the Assembly and calls for re-election. In the meantime, a President’s Rule is imposed on the state.</p>.<p>Let's take the example of Meghalaya. The state saw the BJP walking out of its alliance with the ruling NPP. NPP is likely to win 18-26 seats, according to three polls, while a fourth one (Jan Ki Baat) gave only 11-16. BJP may win 3-11 seats and could potentially align with the NPP once again. Congress is likely to win 3-12 seats while Trinamool Congress, which poached a number of Congress leaders, could win 8-14 seats. The state has 60 Assembly seats, and no party is likely to cross the majority mark. Therefore, alliances will have to be formed to form a government.</p>
<p>Polling for Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya has concluded and we now await the results on March 2. Exit polls released on Monday predict a clear majority for BJP and its allies in Tripura and Nagaland, however, Meghalaya may not get a majority party in the Assembly. Let us take a look at what happens in such a case.</p>.<p>In a scenario where no party or pre-poll alliance has a clear majority, it is called a hung Assembly. In this case, no party can form a government without support from other parties or independent MLAs.</p>.<p>The party offering external support isn’t usually part of the government and the politicians don’t hold ministerial positions.</p>.<p>The Governor invites the leader of the single largest party to form the government and usually gives the leader and the party 10 days to show a majority. If the party is unable to show a majority in the prescribed time period, the Governor dissolves the Assembly and calls for re-election. In the meantime, a President’s Rule is imposed on the state.</p>.<p>Let's take the example of Meghalaya. The state saw the BJP walking out of its alliance with the ruling NPP. NPP is likely to win 18-26 seats, according to three polls, while a fourth one (Jan Ki Baat) gave only 11-16. BJP may win 3-11 seats and could potentially align with the NPP once again. Congress is likely to win 3-12 seats while Trinamool Congress, which poached a number of Congress leaders, could win 8-14 seats. The state has 60 Assembly seats, and no party is likely to cross the majority mark. Therefore, alliances will have to be formed to form a government.</p>