The two leading parties tied on seats, and neither could claim a majority alone.

The Indian National Congress and the Naga National Democratic Party tied on seats, 24 apiece, out of 60 on offer.

That left a hung house — a result where no single party won enough seats to govern alone — well short of the 31-seat majority mark.

The party that had governed since the last election saw its support collapse, ceding ground to a new rival.

The previous winner, the United Democratic Front, gave way to a new government.

The INC grew from 15 seats to 24.

A new party, the NND, arrived to match it exactly, tying on 24 seats of its own.

A few numbers from the results stand out on their own.

Jangpetkong, Nagaland had the tightest finish of the election, decided by a margin — how far ahead the winner finished, in votes, over whoever came second — of just 39 votes.

Dimapur-Iii, Nagaland saw the widest margin of the election in percentage terms, at 40.3%.

Dimapur-Ii, Nagaland stood out three times over: the lowest turnout of any seat, at 43.1% — turnout, the share of registered voters who actually cast a ballot — the largest electorate, with 30,722 registered voters, and the most candidates on any ballot, 10 in all.

By contrast, Tamlu, Nagaland recorded the highest turnout of the election, at 97.7%.

This election continued a stretch of Nagaland governments changing hands from one election to the next.