Huge victory for BJP in Tripura civic polls! Amit Shah thanks 'people's unwavering trust in party'

New Delhi, Nov 29: In a huge victory, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has once again come to power in the crucial Tripura civic body polls and restricted the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) and All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) from scoring maiden seats. The voting was conducted on November 25 lasted with a total voter turnout of 81.54 percent. This is the first civic poll that the BJP contested after coming to power in Tripura in 2018.

 

 

Notably, the victory came after the Tripura violence that took place in the run-up to the elections to the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and 12 other municipal bodies. The tensions had increased after violent incidents increased in the state. Besides, as per the Election Commission of India's data, of the total 222 seats, the BJP won a total of 217 seats while the CPI-M registered victory on three seats and the TMC and TIPRA Motha could get hold of only one seat each.

 

 

The poll battle for 13 Urban Local Bodies became a center of attention, with the Supreme Court of India having to intervene in response to the multiple petitions filed by TMC and the CPI-M, urging to postpone the counting of votes of municipal elections. However, according to the state election commission data, the ruling BJP has made a clean sweep in Agartala Municipal Corporation, Sabroom, Belonia, Melagarh, Sonamura, Amarpur and Jiranaia Municipal Councils.

 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the "local body election results in the state are a clear testimony of people's unwavering trust in BJP's politics of development". Taking to Twitter, Shah said, "Congratulations to our hardworking karyakartas of @BJP4Tripura, CM Shri @BjpBiplab Ji and Shri @DrManikSaha2 Ji for such a huge victory. I assure the people of Tripura that the BJP under the guidance of PM @narendramodi Ji will continue to work towards the welfare of the state."

 

 

The minister further thanked the Tripura people for choosing BJP in the local body elections. "Gratitude to our sisters and brother of Tripura for choosing BJP in the Local Body Elections. The results are a clear testimony of people's unwavering trust in BJP's politics of development. This will further strengthen our resolve to serve the great land of Maa Tripura Sundari," Shah tweeted.

 

ON the other hand, CPI-M State Secretary, Jitendra Chowdhury said, "Since the beginning of the poll process, the ruling BJP tried to manipulate all the things, so the results went in their favour. We have boycotted the counting as we have already sought the countermand of polls in five selected Urban Local Bodies including Agartala Municipal Corporation."

 

 

However, Chowdhury further admitted the fact that the results were unexpected and the CPI-M thought the dissent brewing among the people would be reflected through the votes. "We thought the resentment of the public will be reflected through the votes in the Urban Local Bodies polls. But, our anticipation turned wrong. After getting all the details, we shall analyse and strategise accordingly," he added.