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Assembly elections: BJP set to win Tripura, Nagaland; lose Meghalaya, shows exit poll

Feb 28, 2023, at 01:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: As the assembly elections held in three northeastern states concluded on Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to win in Tripura and Nagaland, while taste defeat in Meghalaya, as per the exit polls.

Tripura polls by and large peaceful, over 85 percent voters' turnout recorded: EC

Feb 17, 2023, at 01:22 am

Agartala/IBNS/UNI: Over 85 percent of the electorate exercised their democratic rights amid high security as the Tripura Assembly polls remained by and large peaceful barring a few stray incidents of violence on Thursday.

Tripura Elections 2023: Over 32 percent votes cast in first four hours

Feb 16, 2023, at 07:56 pm

Agartala/UNI: Over 32 percent voters exercised their choice in the first four hours amid high security for the 60-member Tripura Assembly election on Thursday.

Tripura: 19 percent polling in first three hours amid sporadic violence

Feb 16, 2023, at 06:12 pm

Agartala/UNI: Around 19 percent polling was recorded in the first three hours amid high security in the Tripura Assembly election on Thursday.

Tripura polls: Congress chief Kharge urges people to exercise their franchise

Feb 16, 2023, at 04:51 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday appealed to the people to exercise their franchise as the voting for the 60-seat Tripura Assembly is underway.

Tripura Elections 2023: Polling begins amid high security

Feb 16, 2023, at 04:28 pm

Agartala/UNI: Amid a high security cover, polling began at a brisk pace at 7 am for the 60-seat Tripura Assembly on Thursday.

BJP has brought Tripura back on track of development: Narendra Modi

Feb 11, 2023, at 09:27 pm

Agartala: Charging the Congress and Left Front Governments of pushing Tripura backward in terms of development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday claimed that the BJP-led government has brought Tripura on the path of rapid development in just five years.

Tripura polls: CPI-M moves ECI against deployment of Assam and Gujarat police in the state

Feb 11, 2023, at 04:52 pm

Agartala/UNI: A few hours before the campaign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in poll-bound Tripura, the opposition CPI-M reached the Chief Election Commissioner of India, accusing the BJP of deploying state police of Gujarat and Assam claiming them as central paramilitary force with an ulterior motive.

Tripura: 7 injured in CPM-BJP clash in poll-bound state

Feb 11, 2023, at 04:45 pm

Agartala/UNI: At least seven people were injured in a clash between BJP and CPI-M on Friday in Melaghar under Sonamura constituency of Sepahijala district in poll-bound Tripura.

Tripura polls: Ahead of Modi's visit, JP Nadda to release BJP's manifesto tomorrow

Feb 08, 2023, at 05:37 pm

Agartala/UNI: BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda is all set to release the manifesto for Tripura assembly polls on Thursday, a day before the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the poll-bound state.

Tripura polls: 'Will ensure everyone should vote fearless,' says CM Manik Saha

Feb 08, 2023, at 05:35 pm

Agartala/UNI: Ruling out all apprehensions of violence and poll rigging, Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Tuesday in a television interview re-affirmed that all efforts would be made to keep the election process free, fair, and peaceful.

Election Commission ensures voting of 139 fenced out Tripura voters

Feb 08, 2023, at 05:33 pm

Agartala/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken action to ensure the voting rights of 139 Indian electorates of Tripura so far who are living outside the wire fencing along Indo-Bangladesh border of the state at zero line, said Chief Electoral Officer Kiran Gitte.

Tripura: Security beefed up for visits of Amit Shah, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Mamata-Abhishek

Feb 06, 2023, at 06:36 pm

Agartala/UNI: Security beefed up in view of the visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee and party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to poll-boundTripura on Monday and Tuesday.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma reiterates BJP's return to Tripura for peace and development

Jan 30, 2023, at 09:02 pm

Agartala/UNI: Assam Chief Minister and Chairman of Northeast Democratic Alliance (NEDA) Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday asserted that BJP will return to power in Tripura with more seats than the tally of the 2018 assembly election.

BJP releases list of 59 candidates for upcoming Tripura Assembly polls

Jan 28, 2023, at 07:17 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released the list of 59 candidates for the forthcoming Assembly polls in Tripura.

Congress releases list of candidates for Tripura polls

Jan 28, 2023, at 07:14 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Saturday released the list of 17 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Tripura.

TIPRA Motha and BJP alliance talk failed, Pradyot's party to fight alone in Tripura poll

Jan 27, 2023, at 06:13 pm

Agartala/UNI: Much awaited alliance of BJP with the strongest regional formation TIPRA Motha has failed to succeed as Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday rejected the demand for Greater Tipraland without meeting the leaders saying it was an 'emotional claim'.

ECI suspends a sector officer in Tripura for illegally defacing PM Modi's photo

Jan 25, 2023, at 06:38 pm

Agartala/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday suspended a senior official of the Tripura government on the charge of illegally defacing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's face in a poster on a private property in Sabroom in South Tripura three days ago.

Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi greet people of Meghalaya, Tripura , Manipur on Statehood Day

Jan 21, 2023, at 05:56 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Mallikaarjun Kharge and MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday extended their warm wishes to the people of Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur on their Statehood Day.

Election Commission seeks report on political violence in Tripura

Jan 20, 2023, at 06:13 pm

Agartala/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday directed the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Tripura to submit the inquiry report by Friday on the political violence recently perpetrated on opposition CPI-M and Congress allegedly by ruling BJP cadres.

CPI-M wants voting facilities for TSR jawans posted outside in Tripura poll

Jan 18, 2023, at 07:45 pm

Agartala/UNI: CPI-M state secretary Jitendra Chaudhury on Wednesday wrote to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Tripura Kiran Gitte asking to arrange voting of Tripura State Rifles (TSR) jawans who have been under deputation outside the state.

Give BJP a second term for Tripura's development: Amit Shah

Jan 06, 2023, at 01:50 am

Agartala/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday sought votes for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Tripura assembly elections saying his party must be returned to power for bringing the state to par with others.

Former Tripura CM Biplab Deb accused of raising false allegations of attack and indulging tension

Jan 05, 2023, at 06:15 pm

Agartala/UNI: Former Tripura Chief Minister and Rajya Sabha MP from Tripura, Biplab Kumar Deb, has been accused of indulging in violence and instigating communal tension in his native village Jamjuri area of Gomti district on Tuesday, ahead of the visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Miscreants attack former CM Biplab Deb's house in Tripura

Jan 04, 2023, at 02:37 pm

Agartala: Unknown miscreants attacked the parental house of former Tripura Chief Minister and Rajya sabha MP Biplab Kumar Deb at Jamjuri of Udaipur in Gomti district on Tuesday night.

Amit Shah to flag off public faith rally in poll-bound Tripura on Jan 5

Dec 31, 2022, at 06:34 pm

Agartala/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to flag off an eight-day 'Public Faith Rally' (Jana Biswas Yatra) on the chariot on January 5 in two locations of North and South Tripura by rolling out the chariot aiming to connect the voters ahead of the crucial assembly poll slated for the second week of February.

Congress constitutes screening committees for three North East states ahead of assembly polls next year

Dec 29, 2022, at 04:16 am

New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Wednesday constituted screening committees for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland.New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Wednesday constituted screening committees for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland.

ECI officials review SVEEP campaign in poll-bound Tripura

Dec 22, 2022, at 06:37 pm

Agartala/UNI: The senior officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI) comprising Special Officer Dr Ranavir Singh, and Director to Tripura Santosh Ajmera on Thursday reviewed the ongoing Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) campaign to increase the voters’ turn out in upcoming assembly polls.

Agartala under high-security cover in view of PM Modi’s visit

Dec 17, 2022, at 06:34 pm

Agartala/UNI: Along with massive cleaning of the northern part of the city, the Tripura government has thrown a three-layer security blanket around Vivekananda Stadium, State Guest House campus and the localities along the VIP Road ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit on Sunday.

Election Commission reviews poll preparedness of Tripura

Dec 17, 2022, at 06:26 pm

Agartala/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has reviewed the poll-preparedness of the upcoming assembly polls with the election officials of Tripura in New Delhi and directed to undertake all preventive measures to conduct free and fair elections to be held in February, officials said here in a statement on Saturday.

Tripura royal scion launches non-tribal front of TIPRA Motha

Dec 12, 2022, at 06:34 pm

Agartala/UNI: A week after ruling out the possibility of a coalition with any Congress, CPM, or BJP, TIPRA Motha supremo and royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarman has announced to fight alone in the upcoming assembly elections and formally launched a non-tribal front headed by a former Congress MLA Tapas De.