The BJP contested in 31 assembly seats but failed to win a single one in Sikkim where it had 12 members in the outgoing House.The results of the Sikkim Assembly were announced on Sunday with the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha returning to power by winning 31 of the 32 seats.
The BJP could secure only 5.18 per cent of the votes in the Himalayan state. The SKM got 58.38 per cent votes while the Sikkim Democratic Front bagged 27.37 per cent votes.
Sikkim BJP president Dilli Ram Thapa lost to SKM nominee Kala Rai in the Upper Burtuk assembly constituency.
Thapa, a sitting MLA and a former minister lost to Rai by 2,968 votes.
Rai polled 6,723 votes while Thapa got 3,755. Sikkim Democratic Front’s DB Thapa polled 1,623 votes, while BK Tamang (CAP-A) bagged 581 votes.