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Topic: Tripura

BJP’s victory in Tripura will force Left to rethink its alliance with Congress for 2019

National attention was focused on Tripura because the Left was engaged in a direct fight with the Right.

The Congress has been punished resoundingly for its lack of seriousness in the Northeast

It had just one term in the last 30 years, but the dominant oppn space had always been Congress’. This election has changed that.

Tripura shows us why the BJP could win 2019 without delivering ‘Achhe Din’

The BJP as a political party in India today is what the Left in Bengal and Tripura were, a party without opposition, capturing all spaces,leaders, issues.

Tripura wanted change and BJP smartly cashed in on disenchantment with the Left

Tripura result is as much about BJP’s stunning surge as it is about the Left losing one of its last citadels, and with that, its electoral relevance.

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

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

Meet the men behind BJP’s historic performance in Tripura

Efforts to build a base for the party in state began soon after the 2013 assembly elections.

Sunil Deodhar: The Mumbaikar who conjured up a saffron wave in Tripura

Social worker, RSS pracharak, poll strategist, Deodhar put together a meticulous campaign to breach the formidable Left bastion in Tripura.

BJP leads in Left bastion Tripura, Congress leads in Meghalaya & NPF leading in Nagaland

Initial results from the three states have thrown up some surprises.

Data shows India’s last red state Tripura is low on development, but high on social indices

Tripura fares well on multiple social and health indicators, but has the highest unemployment percentage in India.

Born and raised under CPI(M) rule, Tripura’s young voters root for change

Tripura’s young voters are not happy about unemployment and lack of development in the state.

On Camera

Muslim objections to Vande Mataram are about faith, not rejection of India

Ibn Khaldun Bharati’s core claim—that Muslim resistance to ‘Vande Mataram’ reflects an unwillingness to merge into an “organic whole” with Hindus—ignores both historical context and religious concerns.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.