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BJP terms its victory in three

northeast states as historic and a

win for democracy

The BJP, which had never won a single seat in Tripura before 2018, stormed to power in the

last election in alliance with IPFT and had ousted the Left Front

OUR BUREAU cussion in Delhi and other parts of
the country when the results were
New Delhi
out from the northeast region. The
fter the results of assembly discussion was about the violence
polls of three northeastern during the elections.”
Astates were declared on Thurs- The PM said BJP gave a new
day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi model of politics in India. For BJP,
said that the election results depict the country and the countrymen
people’s faith in democracy, adding come first.
that the Northeast is neither far from Many political analysts are try-
Delhi nor from the heart. ing to understand the reason for
Prime Minister Modi received a the victory of the BJP. Some of our
warm welcome at BJP headquarters well-wishers want to know the rea-
in the national capital. PM urged the son. The reason is ‘Triveni’. It means
workers gathered at the occasion to the combination of three streams.
turn on the flashlight of their phones The first power is the work of the
in honor of the people of the north- BJP governments, the second one
east. Addressing party workers at is the work style of the BJP and the
BJP headquarters, PM Modi said, last one is the BJP work. The ‘trive-
“The Northeast is neither far from ni’ increases the power of the BJP by
Delhi nor from our heart. The elec- 1+1+1 = 111 times”
tion results depict people’s faith in Prime Minister said BJP govern-
democracy. I humbly thank the peo- ment is committed to the empow-
ple of Tripura, Nagaland and Megha- erment of women. Through various
laya. These people have blessed the flagship schemes, he said the govern-
BJP and its allies. Besides, I congrat- ment ensured the empowerment of
ulate the BJP workers of these three Prime Minister Narendra Modi being garlanded by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President the women of the northeast.
states. It is not easy to work in the Jagat Prakash Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah during a celebration function after the Terming the BJP’s victory in Tri-
northeast, and therefore a special party’s victory in the Assembly polls of Tripura and Nagaland at BJP Head Quarter, pura “a historic day for the North-
thank is due to them.” east,” Union Home Minister Amit
According to the Election Com- in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI Photo) Shah on Thursday thanked the peo-
mission of India, Bharatiya Janata ple of the state “for placing trust in
Party (BJP) won 32 seats with a vote by a margin of 1,257 votes. In the ed 43 seats while the Forward Bloc, BJP once again.”
share of around 39 per cent. Tipra 60-member Tripura assembly, the Communist Party of India (CPI) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Motha Party came second by win- majority mark is 31. Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) returns to power in Tripura with an
ning 13 seats. Communist Party of The BJP, which had never won contested one seat each. absolute majority by wining 32 seats
India (Marxist) got 11 seats while a single seat in Tripura before 2018, The CPI(M)-led Left Front ruled out of the total 60. “A historic day for
Congress bagged three seats. The stormed to power in the last election the state for nearly four decades, with the Northeast. I thank Tripura for
Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura in alliance with IPFT and had oust- a gap between 1988 and 1993, when placing trust in BJP once again. It is
(IPFT) managed to open its account ed the Left Front which had been in the Congress was in power but now a victory of pro-development politics
by winning one seat. power in the border state for 35 years both parties joined hands with the that the BJP has delivered in Tripura
The CPI(M) and the Congress, since 1978. intention to oust BJP from power. under PM Narendra Modi Ji’s lead-
arch rivals in Kerala, came together The BJP contested on 55 seats Today’s results, the PM said are ership. Together we will move ahead
in the Northeast this time in a bid to and its ally, IPFT, on six seats. But the outcome of the hard work of all and build a prosperous Tripura,” he
oust the BJP from power. The com- both allies had fielded candidates in BJP workers. Today’s election and said in a tweet.
bined vote share of CPI(M) and Con- the Ampinagar constituency in the these election results have many He also congratulated the BJP
gress remained around 33 per cent. Gomati district. messages for the country and for the National President JP Nadda, Tripu-
Chief Minister Manik Saha The Left contested on 47 and world, he said. ra Chief Minister Manik Saha and
defeated Congress’ Asish Kumar Congress on 13 seats, respectively. Of In reference to earlier times, PM Tripura BJP President Rajib Bhat-
Saha from the Town Bordowali seat the total 47 seats, the CPM contest- Modi said, “There was not much dis- tacharjee.

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