The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Sunday claimed that since the announcement of the February 16 assembly election results on March 2 which indicated that the BJP secured a majority, over 668 incidents of violence have taken place in Tripura.
However, some local parties including the influential tribal-based Tipra Motha Party (TMP) and the ruling BJP's ally Indigenous People's Front of Tripura during the election campaign in Tripura highlighted the CAA issue.
A meeting of newly elected MLAs and leaders was held in Agartala on Sunday. BJP's northeast in-charge Sambit Patra, Manik Saha, BJP President Rajib Bhattacharjee, and Union Minister Pratima Bhowmik among others were present in the meeting.
During the inspection, BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharya, NE BJP Coordinator Sambit Patra, DGP Amitabha Ranjan, Chief Secretary JK Sinha was present along with CM Dr Saha.
In view of the sporadic incidents of post-poll violence across the state, the ruling BJP party’s state president Rajiv Bhattacharjee, Saturday warned of police action against the miscreants trying to damage the culture of violence-free election.
The ruling BJP party’s winning candidate from Suryamaninagar assembly constituency Ramprasad Paul, Saturday held the CPI(M) and its Left front responsible for political violence across the state.
Change of Chief Minister, resource mobilisation, Tipra Motha Party (TMP) factors, among other issues, facilitated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to retain power in Tripura and keep its winning momentum going in the northeastern region.
Assam Chief Minister and NEDA Convener Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday reiterated that there will be no talk with TIPRA Motha that will divide the state of Tripura as the state will remain united.
But in some places opposition political workers are provoking people and spreading rumors to gain personal benefit to disrupt peace and harmony. But nobody will be spared as already more than 200 people were arrested for involving in violence and spreading rumors”.
Situation heated up in Indranagar area under the 6-Agartala Assembly Constituency after a party office of ruling BJP has allegedly vandalized by CPIM and Congress workers yesterday late night.
Headed by former royal scion Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barman, the TMP, which came to the forefront before the TTAADC polls in April 2021, pushed the CPI-M and the Congress into third and fourth positions, respectively, in the elections.
The Supreme Court has said that corruption is a malaise, the presence of which is all pervading in every walk of life and it is not now limited to the spheres of activities of governance and regrettably, responsible citizens say it has become a way of one's life.
The Trinamool Congress which contested 56 of the 60 seats in Meghalaya and 28 of the 60 seats in Tripura secured five seats and 13.78 per cent votes in Meghalaya and only 0.88 per cent votes in Tripura, where 1.36 per cent votes were polled for NOTA (None Of The Above).
Days ahead of the International Women's Day on March 8, good news from three northeastern states -- Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland -- that 14 women were elected to the state assemblies in the recent polls against six women legislators in the outgoing houses.
The SDM of Shantirbazar sub-division, also the Returning Officer A Baidya on Friday sought an early enquiry from the SDPO over the violence incident took place at Shantirbazar subdivision on Thursday last in the day of poll counting inside the SDM office.
This order shall be valid from 06:00 P.M of 3rd March, 2023 to 06:00 A.M of 4th March. Any person violating this order shall be prosecuted u/s 188 of I.P.C. The Superintendent of Police, West Tripura District is directed to ensure strict implementation of this order.
Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Friday gave a stern warning to the opposition political party workers for unleashing violence on BJP workers. He however claimed that launching attacks and carrying out violence are the habits of opposition political parties.
Appreciating and thanking the voters who voted for the candidates of anti-BJP, the Left front convenor in his statement said, “Due to the division of anti-BJP votes among various non-BJP political parties, the BJP managed to win a majority of seats to form government.”
Day after the declaration of the results of the Tripura Legislative Assembly elections, the outgoing Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha of the then BJP led coalition government on Friday tendered his resignation with the governor Satyadeo Narain Arya at Raj Bhawan here at Agartala.
“But in the days to come, the CPIM will continue its unceasing efforts to build up the people's struggle on a larger and more comprehensive scale in the interest of the people, in the interest of the state, in the interest of the country”, it said.
The BJP retained power in Tripura for the second straight term by winning 32 seats, one more than the magic figure of 31 in the 60-member state assembly, for which elections were held on February 16.
The BJP surged ahead of the Opposition CPI-M-Congress, winning 28 (of total 60 seats) and leading in four seats as the counting of votes in Tripura was underway on Thursday, almost ensuring itself a second consecutive term.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha was re-elected from the Town Bordowali seat for the second time after defeating his nearest Congress opponent Ashish Kumar Saha by a margin of 1,257 votes.
According to the latest available trends and announcements of results, the tribal-based Tipra Motha Party (TMP), which for the first time contested the Assembly election in 42 seats, was leading in 12 seats followed by CPI(M) with leads in 11 seats and Congress in three seats.
After the third round, the ruling BJP in Tripura is much ahead of the opposition CPI(M)-led Left Front and Congress as counting of votes is now in progress in 60 centres at 21 locations across the northeastern state.
