This Article is From Feb 14, 2023

Elections 2023 LIVE Updates: Only Double-Engine BJP Government Can Protect Tripura, Says Amit Shah

Elections are due in Tripura on February 16 and it will be followed by Meghalaya and Nagaland on February 27.

Elections 2023 LIVE Updates: Only Double-Engine BJP Government Can Protect Tripura, Says Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah campaigned for the BJP for the assembly polls in Tripura, which will go to polls on February 16. Addressing a public rally in Unakoti, Mr Shah targeted the Congress and the Left for ignoring the tribals in the state. "If you want to be rescued from 'triple trouble' of Cong, CPI(M), Tipra Motha, vote for double-engine BJP government," he said.

Amit Shah arrived in the state on Saturday night and was received at the Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport by Chief Minister Manik Saha, his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma, and senior BJP leader Biplab Kumar Deb, party sources said.

The northeast states of Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland go to polls this month with elections due in Tripura on February 16 followed by Meghalaya and Nagaland on February 27, with results on March 2.

The terms of all three state assemblies, each with a strength of 60 members, end in March - Nagaland on March 12, Meghalaya on March 15 and Tripura on March 22.

Here are the LIVE Updates

Feb 14, 2023 14:51 (IST)
Tripura Elections Latest, Tipra Motha Party: "More Crowds Than PM's Rally": Ex Tripura Royal's Big Claim On State Polls
Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma, who belongs to the former Tripura royal family and heads the new Tipra Motha Party (TMP), claims his party's campaign for upcoming polls in the state is drawing more crowds than Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally.
Feb 14, 2023 14:05 (IST)
PM Restless Over Left-Cong Alliance In Tripura: Ex Chief Minister Manik Sarkar
Former Tripura chief minister and CPI(M) leader Manik Sarkar claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become "restless over the Left-Congress alliance" in the poll-bound state.
Feb 13, 2023 23:41 (IST)
"BJP Guarantees Development": PM Modi At Tripura Rally
Choosing the BJP is a guarantee of development, underscored Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally in Tripura today, and appealed to the people to vote for a double engine government to reap benefits.
Feb 13, 2023 14:59 (IST)
BJP Chief JP Nadda To Visit Nagaland Tomorrow
BJP president JP Nadda will visit poll-bound Nagaland on Tuesday, news agency PTI reported quoting party sources. Mr Nadda will attend a joint rally of the BJP and its ally NDPP. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio will also be present at the rally, the report said.

Feb 13, 2023 13:35 (IST)
Tripura Chief Minister On Upcoming Polls: "Something Like A Tsunami Will Happen"
Expressing confidence that BJP will improve its performance compared to the last assembly polls, Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has changed the definition of politics.
Feb 13, 2023 12:50 (IST)
Tripura polls: Top guns of Congress 'missing in action'; BJP looks to retain power
The CPI(M) and the Congress are jointly contesting the elections to the 60-member Tripura assembly, which will be held on February 16 but no top leaders of the Congress party were seen in any of the poll rallies or roadshows in the northeastern state.

However, on the other hand, star campaigners of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and party president JP Nadda are leaving no stone unturned in Tripura and are extensively carrying out the campaigns, roadshows, door-to-door campaigns aiming to retain power with full majority in the state.

Feb 12, 2023 17:58 (IST)
Feb 12, 2023 17:57 (IST)
Feb 12, 2023 15:57 (IST)
Congress, Left regimes in Tripura were marked with multiple scams: Amit Shah at Sepahijala rally.
Feb 12, 2023 14:30 (IST)
Feb 12, 2023 14:16 (IST)
Congress's promises shall be foundation of '5 Star Meghalaya'

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said the promises made by the party in Meghalaya shall be the foundation of a '5-star' state, news agency PTI reported. The Meghalaya Congress on Saturday promised one job to each household, free healthcare for all and free education for all girls up to class 12, if voted to power.
Feb 12, 2023 13:33 (IST)
Left, which betrayed tribals for long in Tripura, is now projecting a tribal leader as CM face to dupe people: Amit Shah
Feb 12, 2023 13:33 (IST)
"Vote for double-engine BJP government, says Amit Shah in Tripura

Home Minister Amit Shah is campaigning for the BJP for the assembly polls in Tripura, which will go to polls on February 16. Addressing a public rally in Unakoti, Mr Shah targetted the Congress and the Left for ignoring the tribals in the state. "If you want to be rescued from 'triple trouble' of Cong, CPI(M), Tipra Motha, vote for double-engine BJP government," he said.
Feb 12, 2023 10:54 (IST)
Amit Shah To Address Rallies In Tripura
Home Minister Amit Shah will address two election rallies in poll-bound Tripura on Sunday. He arrived in the state on Saturday night and was received at the Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport here by Chief Minister Manik Saha, his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma, and senior BJP leader Biplab Kumar Deb, PTI reported quoting party sources.
Feb 12, 2023 10:27 (IST)
"Puppets Of BJP": Jairam Ramesh Big Charge Ahead Of Meghalaya Polls

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday accused the Conrad K Sangma-led NPP, the UDP and the TMC of being "puppets" of the BJP in poll-bound Meghalaya. (Read full story here)
Feb 11, 2023 15:53 (IST)
In Tripura, PM Modi's Swipe At Congress
"Those who fought each other have come together for 'chanda' (donation)," PM Modi on Congress-CPI(M) alliance in Tripura.
Feb 11, 2023 15:51 (IST)
PM Modi Attacks Congress, Left In Tripura

"Left, Congress shattered dreams of Tripura's youth, forcing them to leave state," says PM Modi in Radhakishorepur rally.
Feb 11, 2023 15:43 (IST)

PM Modi is addressing his second rally in poll  bound Tripura

Feb 11, 2023 13:26 (IST)
Feb 11, 2023 13:23 (IST)
PM Modi addressess rally in Truipura
PM Modi kickstarts BJP's campaign in Tripura targeting the Left and Congress. "Tripurs is no more known for violence," he said.
Feb 11, 2023 12:17 (IST)
Three-Way Fight Will Help Left-Congress Alliance In Tripura Polls: CPM's Sitaram Yechury
The three-cornered fight that is unfolding in the tiny but politically crucial state of Tripura will help the Left-Congress alliance in the upcoming assembly elections, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said. (Read here)
Feb 11, 2023 11:50 (IST)
Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma, Tipra Motha: Unity, With Tribal Rights: How Tripura Ex Royal's Party Is Challenging BJP
Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma, chief of Tipra Motha Party (TMP), which has demanded a separate state for indigenous communities, 'Tipraland', may emerge as a kingmaker in the upcoming state assembly elections.
Feb 11, 2023 02:39 (IST)
Ahead Of Polls In 3 Northeast States, Himanta Sarma Predicts Bigger Victory For BJP
Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Chief Minister and the BJP's pointsperson in the northeast, predicted a huge victory for the party in the coming elections in the three states of the area.
Feb 11, 2023 02:38 (IST)
60 Sitting MLAs Among 334 Candidates For Meghalaya Assembly Polls
7 Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer FR Kharkongor on Tuesday said a total of 379 candidates, including 37 women, have filed their nominations for the February 27 election to the 60-member assembly in the state.
Feb 11, 2023 02:38 (IST)
6 Types Of Election Observers Appointed By Election Commission For 3 Northeast States
The Election Commission has appointed six types of observers in three election-bound states - Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland - to monitor the poll process and related aspects closely.
Feb 11, 2023 02:37 (IST)
Election Date 2023: Assembly Election 2023: Tripura Votes On Feb 16, Meghalaya, Nagaland On 27th, Results On March 2
Assembly Election 2023: The terms of all three state assemblies, each with a strength of 60 members, ends in March - Nagaland on March 12, Meghalaya on March 15 and Tripura on March 22.
.