Tripura Assembly elections 2018

Tripura Assembly Elections 2018: Left front confident of wining polls, says CPI

Veteran communist leader Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy today expressed doubts over the two exit polls which predicted the BJP's win in Tripura elections, and said the Left front is confident of returning to power.

Feb 28, 2018, 14:57 PM IST

Tripura: Over 90% voting recorded in re-poll at six centres

The re-polling was held after the Election Commission declared void the polling at these centres on February 18.

Feb 26, 2018, 23:08 PM IST

BJP confident of Tripura, Nagaland victory, hopeful in Meghalaya: Kiren Rijiju

Voicing confidence that the BJP will form the next governments in Nagaland and Tripura, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said the assembly polls in these two states and Meghalaya are a defining election for the entire northeast.

Feb 25, 2018, 13:11 PM IST

Tripura Assembly elections 2018: Voting concludes peacefully, 78.5% overall turnout recorded

The polling of one constituency has, however, been rescheduled because of the demands of one candidate. The polling will be held on March 12.

Feb 18, 2018, 23:25 PM IST

Tripura Polls 2018: 12% voting till 9 am

The voting for Tripura Assembly elections is currently underway in 59 seats. The polling, which began at 7 am, will continue till 4 pm. 12% voting has been recorded till 9 am.

Feb 18, 2018, 12:09 PM IST

Tripura Polls 2018: Over 25 lakh voters to decide fate of Tripura

The voting for Tripura Assembly elections is currently underway in 59 seats. The polling, which began at 7 am, will continue till 4 pm.

Feb 18, 2018, 11:47 AM IST

Tripura Assembly elections 2018: Voting begins on 59 seats

As Tripura goes to vote today, all eyes are riveted on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left Front. The voting will begin at 7 am and continue till 4 pm. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has been at the helm for the last 25 years.

Feb 18, 2018, 09:26 AM IST

Tripura Polls 2018: Over 25 lakh voters to decide fate of 292 candidates

As Tripura goes to vote on Sunday, all eyes are riveted on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left Front. The voting will continue till 4 pm.

Feb 18, 2018, 06:36 AM IST

Tripura Assembly elections 2018: Tripura goes to polls today, security beefed up near India-Bangladesh border

Meanwhile, the Election Commission has appointed a Special Observer while the authorities have sealed the international and inter-state borders with Tripura.

Feb 18, 2018, 01:02 AM IST

Tripura Assembly Elections 2018: Left confident of victory, BJP giving tough fight

In India's 65-year-long electoral history, the country's dominant Left party, CPI-M, has never been in direct confrontation with the BJP.

Feb 17, 2018, 15:18 PM IST

BJP accuses CPM of spreading rumours in Tripura; moves EC

The BJP approached the Election Commission, alleging that the ruling CPI(M) in Tripura was spreading rumours that their workers would be able to assess who voted for them in the state elections.

Feb 16, 2018, 10:29 AM IST

In Tripura's politics women certainly matter

  The Assembly polls in Tripura on Sunday will see 23 women contesting, including two pitted against Chief Minister Manik Sarkar.

Feb 15, 2018, 16:32 PM IST

Narendra Modi government will act like father figure to help Tripura: Biplab Deb, State BJP chief

  Tripura BJP chief Biplab Deb has said the Modi government will act like a "father figure" to help the poor state stand on its feet and fulfil the party's campaign promises if the party comes to power.

Feb 14, 2018, 17:38 PM IST

Tripura Assembly elections 2018: Yogi Adityanath joins BJP's poll campaign

With barely a week to go for Tripura Assembly polls 2018, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath landed in the state on Monday for a two-day visit. Adityanath will join party chief Amit Shah in BJP's poll campaign.

Feb 12, 2018, 14:56 PM IST

Tripura Assembly elections 2018: BJP's vision document 'illegal', 'imaginary', says CPI(M)

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Sunday termed BJP's vision document is “fotka” (imaginary) and “illegal”. 

Feb 12, 2018, 13:54 PM IST

Tripura polls 2018: CPI (M) candidate Ramendra Narayan Debbarma, sitting MLA, dies a week before elections

With a week to go for Tripura Assembly elections 2018, CPI(M) candidate Ramendra Narayan Debbarma died of a cerebral stroke on February 11, 2018. 

Feb 12, 2018, 13:02 PM IST

EC reviews Tripura poll preparedness, asks to ensure conducive situation for elections

Left-ruled Tripura had set a record for highest-ever voter turnout with over 93 per cent polling in the last assembly elections in February 2013.

Nov 29, 2017, 15:45 PM IST

After Arunachal, Manipur, BJP eyes Tripura; Here's the northeast game plan

Having managed to oust Congress and other regional parties and forming governments in Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur, the BJP has now set its sight on CPM-stronghold Tripura.

Mar 24, 2017, 13:36 PM IST