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TopicTripura assembly election

Topic: Tripura assembly election

‘Modi govt gave izzat, got trust in return,’ says Rijiju on BJP’s performance in northeast polls

The BJP and its allies are set to return to power in Tripura & Nagaland. The party has offered support to Conrad Sangma's NPP, the single largest party in Meghalaya.

0 in Tripura, 5 in Meghalaya — TMC tally brings reality check for Mamata’s ‘Mission Delhi’

TMC, which overnight emerged as Meghalaya's principal opposition party in 2021 after Congress defections, secured around 14% votes. Its vote share was less than 1% in Tripura.

TIPRA Motha gains big in Tripura polls debut, cuts into Left-Congress alliance votes

With BJP in for comfortable majority, immediate challenge for TIPRA chief Debbarma is to keep his flock together given many of his candidates would want to be in the party in power.

BJP set to return to power in Tripura as Left-Congress combine fails to stem tide

BJP has won 4 and is leading in 8 seats, Pradyot Debbarma's TIPRA Motha has won 4 and is leading in 8 seats. Left Front is leading in 11 seats and Congress in 3.

Northeast polls: Early results show BJP, allies leading in Tripura & Nagaland, NPP in Meghalaya

Early results show BJP & allies leading in Tripura & Nagaland, while NPP emerges as single largest party in Meghalaya. Assam CM meeting NPP’s Conrad Sangma raises hopes of alliance.

Election Results Highlights: Nagaland, Tripura see BJP win; Meghalaya likely to witness NPP-BJP alliance

The counting of ballots is underway in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland where voting took place on 16 & 27 February, the first round of polls this year.

Exits polls predict BJP wins in Tripura & Nagaland, hung assembly in Meghalaya

According to NDTV's Poll of Polls, NPP will emerge as the single largest party in Meghalaya. Tripura voted 16 February while Nagaland and Meghalaya went to polls Monday.

Tripura Assembly Elections sees 69.9% voter turnout till 3pm

The ruling BJP faces off with the Left-Cong alliance on the one hand and the Tipra Motha on the other, will culminate today when the electorate casts its vote.

‘Already have a CM’ — Union minister Bhoumik dismisses buzz that she’ll get Tripura top post

Bhaumik is fighting this month's assembly polls from Dhanpur — known as area of former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who had trounced her in 2018, but is not fighting this election.

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Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.