Tripura Assembly Polls

Bypolls to seven assembly seats including the one vacated following the death of Congress veteran Oommen Chandy will be held on September 5, the Election Commission said on Tuesday.

The re-elected Chief Ministers of the three northeastern states that went to Assembly polls recently called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi separately in the national capital, the first time after being sworn-in in their respective states.

Hours ahead of meeting the BJP leadership for talks on a possible alliance, Tripura's former royal and Tipra Motha leader Pradyot Manikya Debbarma tweeted this morning that he "has not compromised" and asked his followers to "wait and watch".

A week after it posted a comfortable win in Tripura, the BJP is learnt to have reached out again to tribal party Tipra Motha, which emerged as the big story in this Assembly election by winning 13 seats.

Unwilling to accept that it won a wafer-thin majority in the Tripura polls, the BJP is unleashing an "orgy of violence" in the state, the CPI(M) said on Monday.

The newly elected BJP MLAs are set to meet later on Monday to elect the chief minister at the party's office at Colonel Chowmuhani in Agartala, a senior party leader said.

The BJP held a crucial meeting regarding government formation in the three northeastern states where the party hopes to form government in the coming days.

Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader and former CM Manik Sarkar on Saturday said the results of the Tripura Assembly polls were "unexpected" and alleged that the polls were converted to a "farce".

The BJP-IPFT alliance in Tripura has retained power, winning 33 out of the 60 seats. While the alliance won a majority, the emergence of TIPRA Motha as the second-largest party with 13 seats is likely to alter the political dynamics in Tripura.

It is a "historic day" for the Northeast and it is evident again that for peace, development and prosperity, the BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is people's preference, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said

Prime Minister Narednra Modi today said the BJP's win in Tripura is a vote for progress and stability and asserted that the party's government in the state will continue to boost its growth trajectory.

Himanta Biswa Sarma, the man who stitched together the various alliances which saw BJP's sun rising in the northeast, has done it again.

The BJP has scored a perfect three in the latest round of polls in three northeastern states. Tripura and Nagaland under its belt with the help of allies, the party is making efforts to form government in Meghalaya with Conrad Sangma.

From being a Left fortress to a BJP stronghold, a lot has changed for Tripura over the past two decades. Heavyweight leader Sudip Roy Barman too has seen his share of ups and downs, changing three parties and fine-tuning his political positions.

The BJP on Thursday said it was ready to accept all demands of Tipra Motha, except for Greater Tipraland, if the new party led by former royal Pradyot Debbarma extends its support.

Bypolls to seven assembly seats including the one vacated following the death of Congress veteran Oommen Chandy will be held on September 5, the Election Commission said on Tuesday.

The re-elected Chief Ministers of the three northeastern states that went to Assembly polls recently called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi separately in the national capital, the first time after being sworn-in in their respective states.

Hours ahead of meeting the BJP leadership for talks on a possible alliance, Tripura's former royal and Tipra Motha leader Pradyot Manikya Debbarma tweeted this morning that he "has not compromised" and asked his followers to "wait and watch".

A week after it posted a comfortable win in Tripura, the BJP is learnt to have reached out again to tribal party Tipra Motha, which emerged as the big story in this Assembly election by winning 13 seats.

Unwilling to accept that it won a wafer-thin majority in the Tripura polls, the BJP is unleashing an "orgy of violence" in the state, the CPI(M) said on Monday.

The newly elected BJP MLAs are set to meet later on Monday to elect the chief minister at the party's office at Colonel Chowmuhani in Agartala, a senior party leader said.

The BJP held a crucial meeting regarding government formation in the three northeastern states where the party hopes to form government in the coming days.

Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader and former CM Manik Sarkar on Saturday said the results of the Tripura Assembly polls were "unexpected" and alleged that the polls were converted to a "farce".

The BJP-IPFT alliance in Tripura has retained power, winning 33 out of the 60 seats. While the alliance won a majority, the emergence of TIPRA Motha as the second-largest party with 13 seats is likely to alter the political dynamics in Tripura.

It is a "historic day" for the Northeast and it is evident again that for peace, development and prosperity, the BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is people's preference, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said

Prime Minister Narednra Modi today said the BJP's win in Tripura is a vote for progress and stability and asserted that the party's government in the state will continue to boost its growth trajectory.

Himanta Biswa Sarma, the man who stitched together the various alliances which saw BJP's sun rising in the northeast, has done it again.

The BJP has scored a perfect three in the latest round of polls in three northeastern states. Tripura and Nagaland under its belt with the help of allies, the party is making efforts to form government in Meghalaya with Conrad Sangma.

From being a Left fortress to a BJP stronghold, a lot has changed for Tripura over the past two decades. Heavyweight leader Sudip Roy Barman too has seen his share of ups and downs, changing three parties and fine-tuning his political positions.

The BJP on Thursday said it was ready to accept all demands of Tipra Motha, except for Greater Tipraland, if the new party led by former royal Pradyot Debbarma extends its support.