Tripura Assembly Elections 2018

The CPI(M) has claimed that the foundation stone for the temple was laid by the BJP and the Sanatan Sena, a Hindutva outfit, after removing a memorial of Mohini Tripura, a communist leader.

Rebati Mohan Das elected Tripura speaker

BJP MLA Rebati Mohan Das was on Friday was unanimously elected the speaker of Tripura Assembly.

Former Tripura CM Manik Sarkar to make CPI(M) office his new home

CPI(M) Office Secretary Haripada Das said the veteran leader had asserted that he would "eat what is cooked in the party office kitchen".

Manik Sarkar blames money power, media onslaught for Left Front debacle

Outgoing Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has blamed the ''unimaginable money power'' and ''continuous onslaught of media'' as the reason behind the party's debacle in the just-concluded Assembly polls in the state.

Meet Himanta Biswa Sarma, man behind the saffron wave in Northeast

The 48-year-old managed to break the entire top leadership of the Trinamool Congress and the Congress to bring them into the BJP fold as well as build an Assam-style alliance with IPFT

Tripura poll results will have no impact in Karnataka, says Siddaramaiah

While the BJP wrested the Left bastion of Tripura and received an invitation to be a part of the government in Nagaland, it was a hung Assembly in Meghalaya.

Meghalaya Assembly Elections 2018: Constituency-wise Results

The BJP has emerged as a strong party in the North-East region by putting up a spectacular show in the Assembly Elections

Northeast Assembly Election Result 2018 highlights: Conrad Sangma will be next Meghalaya CM

Acche Din for North-East? The BJP has emerged as a strong party in the North-East region by putting up a spectacular show in the Assembly Elections

Tripura Assembly Elections 2018: Constituency-wise Results

The BJP has emerged as a strong party in the North-East region by putting up a spectacular show in the Assembly Elections

Gujarat CM congratulates Modi, Shah for Tripura poll win

In a tweet, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani congratulated BJP for winning Tripura by defeating the Left Front.

North East Assembly Election 2018: Tripura poll win reflects people's mood for 2019, says BJP's Ashish Shelar

The BJP's exemplary performance in Tripura reflects the mood of the people for the 2019 general elections, Ashish Shelar, the party's city unit chief, said today.

Be alert, don't allow Congress culture to enter BJP: PM Modi warns workers

The party broke the current Chief Minister Manik Sarkar's rule after four terms, ending the decades long reign of the CPI(M)

North East Assembly Elections 2018: BJP used all powers to manipulate politics, people's mandate, says CPI

CPI national secretary D Raja said the way the BJP has entered into an alliance with certain forces like the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) is highly questionable.

North East Assembly Election 2018: Results indicate K'taka, Lok Sabha election verdict, says Amit Shah

Buoyed by BJP's maiden win in Tripura and impressive performance in Nagaland and Meghalaya, party chief Amit Shah today said it is an endorsement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policies and a reflection of the future results in Karnataka and the next Lok Sabha elections.

Manik Sarkar: Poorest CM or poor man's CM?

The Tripura CM was ranked as India's poorest chief minister, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

North East Assembly Election 2018: Ready to be CM, says Tripura BJP chief

After the BJP swept to power in Tripura ending the Left Front's 25-year-rule, state party chief Biplab Kumar Deb today said he was ready to take on the mantle of chief minister, but a decision on it would be taken by the party's Parliamentary Board.

North East Assembly Elections 2018: BJP drubs Left in Tripura, gets invite to join govt in Nagaland

Elections were held in 59 seats in all three states due to different reasons despite them having 60-member assemblies.

North East Assembly Election 2018: Tripura poll results 'blow' to Left Front, says CPI

The Tripura Assembly election results were a "blow" to the Left Front, which was expecting to retain power in the north-eastern state, at least with a thin majority, CPI general secretary Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy said today.

North East Assembly Election 2018: Chhattisgarh CM terms BJP's Tripura win historic

He also congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the party’s national president Amit Shah for the BJP's good showing in the polls in the three northeast states.

North East Assembly Election 2018: Modi to return to power after 2019 Lok Sabha polls, says Sonowal

The results of the Assembly elections in the three northeastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya have given a clear indication that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will return to power after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said today.

Tripura, Nagaland victories endorsement of Modi's leadership, says Amit Shah

The BJP and its ally IPFT were close to securing a majority in Tripura having together won 28 seats in the 60-member House.

BJP breaches 'Red Fort' in Tripura, set to end 25-year rule

The saffron party was leading in 30 seats and the IPFT was ahead in five seats. The CPI(M) won one seat and was leading in 17 seats. Chief Minister Manik Sarkar was ahead in Dhanpur seat while the BJP state president Biplab Kumar Deb was leading in Banamlipur.

North East Assembly Election: Ready to be CM; BJP Par Board will take final call, says Biplab Deb

Deb said the next government's priority would be all-round development of Tripura.

North East Assembly Election 2018: People have rejected negative politics, says PM Modi

After the impressive performance of the BJP and its allies in Tripura and Nagaland assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said people are reposing faith in the development oriented agenda of the NDA while rejecting negative and disconnected politics.

North East Assembly Election 2018: Tripura agriculture minister loses

IPFT's Prashanta Debbarma defeats his CPI-M rival Padma Debbarma by 4,235 votes in Ramchandraghat ST constituency.