Tripura politics

Manik Sarkar calls secular parties to unite to resist BJP's bid to loot votes in 2023 Tripura Assembly polls

2023 Tripura Assembly elections: Former Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar came down heavily on the ruling BJP and said that the saffron camp, "scared of defeat" in the 2023 elections, is trying to scuttle political programmes organized by opposition parties in the state.

Nov 04, 2022, 12:30 PM IST

Tripura politics: Economic growth in state will 'touch new heights' if BJP is voted back to power, says JP Nadda

The 60-member Tripura Assembly goes to the poll early next year. In the last edition of the poll in 2018 BJP had won 36 seats. Nadda claimed that political violence had been put to an end in the state. 

Aug 29, 2022, 16:22 PM IST

Manik Saha takes oath as Tripura's new CM; Biplab Kumar Deb, other BJP leaders attend ceremony

Manik Saha was administered the oath by Governor SN Arya at the Raj Bhavan in Agartala.

May 15, 2022, 12:12 PM IST

Masterstroke in Tripura? Changing CM before polls is BJP's successful gambit

The BJP has changed five chief ministers since 2019, including in Gujarat and Karnataka.

May 15, 2022, 00:22 AM IST

Another setback for Congress: Tripura chief Pijush Biswas resigns from party

Biswas, a renowned lawyer, quit the Congress six days after the All India Mahila Congress chief Sushmita Dev left the party and joined Trinamool Congress.

Aug 21, 2021, 16:56 PM IST