Tripura elections

Biplab Kumar Deb: From gym trainer and RSS volunteer to Tripura CM

BJP's Biplab Kumar Deb will take over from veteran CPM politician Manik Sarkar as Tripura's next CM. 

Mar 06, 2018, 13:13 PM IST

PM Modi, Amit Shah warmly welcomed in Parliament after big win in Tripura elections

Second part of Budget Session started today. The session witnessed warm welcoming of PM Modi and BJP President Amit Shah after BJP's big win in Tripura elections.

Mar 05, 2018, 13:46 PM IST

BJP-IPFT storm leaves Tripura a fallen fortress for the Left

The Left is now dramatically more vulnerable. On the other hand, BJP says ally IPFT will be a part of the new government.

Mar 04, 2018, 00:16 AM IST

Sun is red when it sets, turns saffron when it rises: Narendra Modi taunts Left after Tripura victory

Prime Minister Narendra Modi revelled in his party's victory in the Tripura Assembly elections, and launched a scathing attack on the politics of the Left. He said the Northeast would show the way to the rest of the country when it comes to development.

Mar 03, 2018, 18:54 PM IST

This is not BJP's golden age, there is more to come: BJP president Amit Shah after victories in Tripura, Nagaland

Only if the BJP has won in West Bengal, Kerala and Odisha would he call it a golden age, Shah said.

Mar 03, 2018, 16:44 PM IST

Development never on agenda for Northeast elections, we will change that: BJP's Kiren Rijiju

Elections in the Northeast have never given enough focus to development, Rijiju said.

Feb 20, 2018, 18:35 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

PM Narendra Modi in Arunachal, targets Congress for corruption

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a day-long visit to Arunachal Pradesh and poll-bound Tripura, took a dig at the Congress over what he said was leakage of funds meant for the poor during its rule.

Feb 15, 2018, 13:28 PM IST

3 days to Tripura Assembly polls: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address election rallies

The Prime Minister will address rallies in Santirbazar of South Tripura and Agartala of West Tripura districts. 

Feb 15, 2018, 07:34 AM IST

Tripura Assembly Elections 2018: BJP conspiring to wipe Tripura off history, says CM Manik Sarkar

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Tuesday hit out at the alliance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indigenous People`s Front of Tripura (IPFT), saying that both the parties are conniving to wipe off the state from the history.

Feb 14, 2018, 10:27 AM IST

Tripura Assembly Elections 2018: BJP will bring central schemes in state, says Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today said if the BJP was voted to power in Tripura, it would ensure that all welfare schemes of the Centre reach the poor, even in the farthest corner of the Northeastern state.

Feb 13, 2018, 13:36 PM IST

Tripura Assembly Election 2018: Congress helping CPI(M), says BJP chief Amit Shah

Agartala, Feb 12 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Monday said the Congress is helping the ruling CPI-M in Tripura by splitting the non-Left vote share, for the upcoming February 18 assembly polls.

Feb 12, 2018, 15:07 PM IST

EC likely to announce poll dates for Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland today

The Election Commission of India to likely to announce the poll schedule for legislative assemblies of Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland on Thursday. 

Jan 18, 2018, 08:46 AM IST

Ahead of assembly polls, Tripura militant outfit regrouping: Police

Ahead of the assembly elections, the banned militant outfit National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) is trying to regroup to create disturbances, a top state police official said here on Tuesday.

May 16, 2017, 16:35 PM IST