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TopicTripura polls

Topic: Tripura polls

Trinamool sees silver lining in Tripura civic polls rout, also alleges rigging as BJP sweeps

Angana Chakrabarti -
BJP won 329 out of 334 seats across several municipal bodies, while Trinamool Congress won just one out of 119 contested. CPM and TIPRA Motha also accuse ruling party of rigging.

Ruling BJP sweeps Tripura civic polls, wins all 51 seats in Agartala Municipal Corporation

PTI -
While BJP also recorded clean sweeps in several other urban local bodies in Tripura, opposition parties TMC and CPI(M) demanded countermanding and recounting of the polls respectively.

A Congress-mukt Bharat is not impossible. In fact it is very easy to achieve

Shivam Vij -
A Congress-mukt Bharat is not impossible. In fact it is very easy to achieve. All it needs is aggressive, new parties to replace it.

Tripura fell to BJP because the Left failed to understand what people wanted

Jayanta Kalita -
Widespread corruption plagued the Tripura under the government led by Manik Sarkar, who is otherwise known for his clean image.

How BJP made inroads into CPI(M)’s fortress Tripura

Ruhi Tewari -
The BJP’s perceived rise as the principal opposition party is the result of two simultaneous pushes – from the ground up, and from the top leadership.

Lack of jobs, development and graft to be key factors in Tripura assembly polls

Ruhi Tewari -
Despite CM Manik Sarkar’s clean image, voters see BJP as a possible alternative to the ruling CPI(M), claim state govt is turning a blind eye...

Polls in 3 NE states: BJP likely to release candidates’ names on 27 Jan

Pragya Kaushika -
BJP’s parliamentary board will meet on 27 January to decide on names of candidates; Amit Shah convenes special meeting a day before.

Tripura polls: BJP’s seat sharing deal is stuck over just one tribal seat

Pragya Kaushika -
BJP has sought for itself 11 out of 20 tribal seats leaving just 9 for ally IPFT, hopeful of early resolution to the logjam.
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