Ahead of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said that workers have been advised not to be afraid while campaigning in sensitive areas and taking the ideology of the BJP to the people.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Sunday that the state has received appreciation from across the country after the resounding victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in both Lok Sabha seats and in the by-elections.
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader and former CM Manik Sarkar on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and said 60 per cent of the electorate did not vote for the BJP and asked the people to question Prime Minister Narendra Modi on this.
Counting of votes for the Tripura Assembly elections began on Thursday morning at 21 counting centres amid tight security and in the presence of the Election Commission of India-appointed observers across the state.
Meghalaya and Nagaland went for the assembly polls on February 27 and voting was held in Tripura on February 16. The three states witnessed high voter turnout. The BJP, which has replaced Congress as the dominant party in the northeast, is optimistic of prospects in the three states.
According to the latest data shared by the Election Commission, Dhalai recorded the highest 54.17 per cent, Gomati recorded at 49.69 per cent, Khiwai saw 49.67 per cent, North Tripura saw 47.57 per cent, Sepahijala recorded at 51.27 per cent, South Tripura saw 53.67 per cent, Unakoti saw
Tripura witnessed a voter turnout of over 32.06 per cent till 11 am in the ongoing polling for 60 Assembly seats, the Election Commission (EC) informed on Thursday.
Trpura recorded 13.69 per cent voter turnout till 9 am in the ongoing polling for 60 Assembly seats, the Election Commission (EC) informed on Thursday.