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The results will be declared on March 3 along with that of Tripura, where elections were held on February 18. The rest are with local parties.As the clock ticked 4 pm, campaigning ended in both Meghalaya and Nagaland.The Congress and the BJP are slugging it out in Meghalaya. Shillong/Kohima: The high-octane Meghalaya and Nagaland poll campaign during which barbs flew thick and fast among parties ended today.Voting in the two states, both having 60-member assemblies, will take place on Tuesday. The Congress has fielded 59 candidates, while the BJP has put up nominees in 47 constituencies. Party chief Amit Shah, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh , Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, I&B minister Smriti Irani and a host of other leaders also chipped in.Union Minister of State for Tourism K J Alphons, a Christian from Kerala, stayed put in Meghalaya as the BJP in- charge of the state with a predominant Christian population.From the Congress, its president Rahul Gandhi campaigned in the state..