Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) party is all set to form the new government in Sikkim by ending the era of 25 years old Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) government in the State. 

P S Golay led SKM party has won 17 from 32 seats State Assembly in this election and got the majority to form the government. Pawan Chamling led SDF party got 15 seats in this election.

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Interestingly, SKM Lok Sabha candidate, Indra Hang Subba won the election with more than 12,000 margin votes against SDF candidate D B Katwal. Indra Hang Subba got 166922 votes, while SDF candidate DB Katwal got 154489 votes and BJP candidate Laten Sherpa stood on the third position with 16,572 votes.
SKM had won 10 seats in the last Assembly election in 2014, but later seven of its MLAs defected to SDF party. By showing the improvement in this election, SKM party has won 17 seats and got the majority to form the government for the first time in the State.
SKM party has lost few of its seats in East District but managed to win seats from West and South Districts this time to cover its loss.