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BJP Set To Retain Nagaland, Tripura, Conrad Sangma Ahead In Meghalaya: 10 Facts
The BJP and its allies raced ahead in Nagaland and Tripura as votes were counted today in three northeastern states. In Meghalaya, the BJP's estranged ally Conrad Sangma's NPP is leading but hasn't cross the majority mark yet.
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Stakes High For BJP Ahead Of Vote Count In 3 Northeast States
Stakes are high for the BJP ahead of the counting of votes on Thursday for three state assembly polls as results will signal if it has deepened its roots in Tripura, a Left bastion captured by the party in 2018, and made further inroads
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Tripura Polls Highlights: Turnout Drops To Nearly 80%, No Demand For Repolling
Tripura recorded 79.5% voter turnout on Thursday as the state witnessed a three-cornered contest for the 60-member assembly. In 2018, the state recorded 91.4 per cent turnout.
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Tripura Election 2023: 5 Points On Chief Minister Manik Saha
Tripura will vote for a new government in the first Assembly election of this year on February 16. A Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance ended the 25-year rule of the Left Front government in the state in 2018 and now eyes another successive term.
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Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee To Hit Campaign Trail In Poll-Bound Tripura
The Left, which ruled the state for 25 years at a stretch before the BJP came to power in 2018, has formed an alliance with the Indian National Congress.
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Tripura Assembly Polls: BJP To Contest 55 Seats, Ally IPFT In 5
The Tripura BJP has finalised the seat-sharing deal with old ally IPFT for the February 16 assembly election, giving the junior partner in the coalition five constituencies, four less than what it got in the 2018 polls.
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Bru Tribals Likely To Vote From Border Village: Mizoram Poll Officer
Mizoram's newly appointed Chief Electoral Officer Ashish Kundra said Friday Bru voters housed in north Tripura relief camps were likely to exercise their franchise from Kanhmun village on the Mizoram-Tripura border in the upcoming assembly polls.
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Mizoram Stir Called Off For Now, Chief Electoral Officer Called To Delhi
The protests in Mizoram demanding the removal of chief electoral officer SB Shashank have been called off for now, as the official has left for Delhi after being summoned by the election commission. The NGOs leading the protest say that they will decide their future course of action depending on what happens next.
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Tripura Swearing In LIVE: Biplab Kumar Deb Takes Oath As Chief Minister, PM Modi, Top BJP Leaders Present
BJP's Biplab Kumar Deb takes oath as the chief minister of Tripura in the state capital, Agartala. In what was seen as an unusual gesture, senior BJP leader Ram Madhav and the Cheif-Minister elect Biplab Deb visited the CPM party office to invite the former chief minister and CPI(M) leader Manik Sarkar whose 20-year reign in Tripura ended with the ...
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Statues Of Foreign Leaders Have No Place In India, Says Union Minister
The government condemns all kinds of violence but statues of foreign leaders have no place in India, union minister of state for home Hansraj Ahir said today. Mr Ahir's comment comes after a statue of communist icon Lenin was demolished in south Tripura's Belonia by suspected BJP workers
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BJP's Victory In Northeast Changed Perception: Rajnath Singh
The BJP's victory in the Northeast has changed the perception that only the Congress can survive there, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.
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With 2 Seats, BJP Usurped Power In Meghalaya Through Proxy: Rahul Gandhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi, back last night in India from a short vacation, assessed the results of assembly elections in the northeast today, accusing the BJP of "usurping" power through a proxy in Meghalaya.
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"Targeting Youth, Tribes In Northeast Helped Us Win," Says BJP Leader
Sunil Deodhar, BJP leader and RSS pracharak considered to be the architect of the BJP's good showing in the Assembly polls in the three northeast states, today said targeting the youth and tribal communities in all the three states helped the party.
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BJP Has Emerged As All-India Party, Says Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday said the excellent performance of the BJP in north-eastern states indicated that it has emerged as an all-India party.
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"Completely Unexpected," Manik Sarkar Tells NDTV After Tripura Debacle
Manik Sarkar, the four-time Chief Minister of Tripura who was edged out of the seat in assembly election results declared on Saturday, told NDTV that the BJP victory had caught him off guard and was "completely unexpected".
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BJP Set To Retain Nagaland, Tripura, Conrad Sangma Ahead In Meghalaya: 10 Facts
The BJP and its allies raced ahead in Nagaland and Tripura as votes were counted today in three northeastern states. In Meghalaya, the BJP's estranged ally Conrad Sangma's NPP is leading but hasn't cross the majority mark yet.
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Stakes High For BJP Ahead Of Vote Count In 3 Northeast States
Stakes are high for the BJP ahead of the counting of votes on Thursday for three state assembly polls as results will signal if it has deepened its roots in Tripura, a Left bastion captured by the party in 2018, and made further inroads
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Tripura Polls Highlights: Turnout Drops To Nearly 80%, No Demand For Repolling
Tripura recorded 79.5% voter turnout on Thursday as the state witnessed a three-cornered contest for the 60-member assembly. In 2018, the state recorded 91.4 per cent turnout.
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Tripura Election 2023: 5 Points On Chief Minister Manik Saha
Tripura will vote for a new government in the first Assembly election of this year on February 16. A Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance ended the 25-year rule of the Left Front government in the state in 2018 and now eyes another successive term.
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Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee To Hit Campaign Trail In Poll-Bound Tripura
The Left, which ruled the state for 25 years at a stretch before the BJP came to power in 2018, has formed an alliance with the Indian National Congress.
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Tripura Assembly Polls: BJP To Contest 55 Seats, Ally IPFT In 5
The Tripura BJP has finalised the seat-sharing deal with old ally IPFT for the February 16 assembly election, giving the junior partner in the coalition five constituencies, four less than what it got in the 2018 polls.
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Bru Tribals Likely To Vote From Border Village: Mizoram Poll Officer
Mizoram's newly appointed Chief Electoral Officer Ashish Kundra said Friday Bru voters housed in north Tripura relief camps were likely to exercise their franchise from Kanhmun village on the Mizoram-Tripura border in the upcoming assembly polls.
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Mizoram Stir Called Off For Now, Chief Electoral Officer Called To Delhi
The protests in Mizoram demanding the removal of chief electoral officer SB Shashank have been called off for now, as the official has left for Delhi after being summoned by the election commission. The NGOs leading the protest say that they will decide their future course of action depending on what happens next.
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Tripura Swearing In LIVE: Biplab Kumar Deb Takes Oath As Chief Minister, PM Modi, Top BJP Leaders Present
BJP's Biplab Kumar Deb takes oath as the chief minister of Tripura in the state capital, Agartala. In what was seen as an unusual gesture, senior BJP leader Ram Madhav and the Cheif-Minister elect Biplab Deb visited the CPM party office to invite the former chief minister and CPI(M) leader Manik Sarkar whose 20-year reign in Tripura ended with the ...
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Statues Of Foreign Leaders Have No Place In India, Says Union Minister
The government condemns all kinds of violence but statues of foreign leaders have no place in India, union minister of state for home Hansraj Ahir said today. Mr Ahir's comment comes after a statue of communist icon Lenin was demolished in south Tripura's Belonia by suspected BJP workers
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BJP's Victory In Northeast Changed Perception: Rajnath Singh
The BJP's victory in the Northeast has changed the perception that only the Congress can survive there, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.
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With 2 Seats, BJP Usurped Power In Meghalaya Through Proxy: Rahul Gandhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi, back last night in India from a short vacation, assessed the results of assembly elections in the northeast today, accusing the BJP of "usurping" power through a proxy in Meghalaya.
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"Targeting Youth, Tribes In Northeast Helped Us Win," Says BJP Leader
Sunil Deodhar, BJP leader and RSS pracharak considered to be the architect of the BJP's good showing in the Assembly polls in the three northeast states, today said targeting the youth and tribal communities in all the three states helped the party.
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BJP Has Emerged As All-India Party, Says Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday said the excellent performance of the BJP in north-eastern states indicated that it has emerged as an all-India party.
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"Completely Unexpected," Manik Sarkar Tells NDTV After Tripura Debacle
Manik Sarkar, the four-time Chief Minister of Tripura who was edged out of the seat in assembly election results declared on Saturday, told NDTV that the BJP victory had caught him off guard and was "completely unexpected".
