Agartala: A BJP landslide buried against In Tripura Municipal elections on Sunday, in which both the Trinamool Congress and the Trinamool Congress contested 329 out of 334 seats in 13 urban local bodies, were at stake. cpm Dubbed the “murder of democracy”.
Mamata Banerjee’s TMC, which got only one Seat Ambassa Municipality, said it had petitioned the Supreme Court with “evidence” of the November 25 elections being rigged. The CPM won three seats, while the fledgling Tipraha Swadeshi Progressive Regional Alliance (Tipra) snatched a rare victory from the BJP in Ambassa. While BJP secured the lion’s share with 59% of the votes, TMC Emerged as the strongest opposition party in the seats contested with 24% vote share.
Soon after the results were declared, suspected BJP supporters attacked the houses of two TMC candidates and a counting agent at Teliyamura in Khowai district and a CPM worker in Sabroom. According to a PTI report quoting Khowai SP Kiran Kumar, Section 144 was imposed in Teliyamura after 12 people, including three policemen, were injured in an attack on a bus carrying TMC supporters.
CM Biplab Kumar Deb, without naming the TMC, told the media that voters in Tripura “have given a befitting reply to the defamation of a party that has no base”. I dedicate today’s victory to the people of Tripura. They (BJP’s opponents) defame Tripura with false and fabricated allegations, but the results show that people will be with PM Modi.
TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, who led his party’s Tripura campaign, said a lot remains to be seen based on his performance on debut. “It is extraordinary for a party that started with negligible attendance to successfully contest municipal elections and emerge as the major opposition in the state with over 20% vote share.”
He alleged that the TMC was not allowed to file nominations in 90% of the municipal bodies at the behest of the BJP.
CPI(M) state secretary Jitendra Choudhary said, “If the elections were free, fair and peaceful, the BJP would not have got a single seat in the civic polls. They actually looted votes by disrespecting the mandate of the people. Voters will give him a proper answer in the next assembly election.
Mamata Banerjee’s TMC, which got only one Seat Ambassa Municipality, said it had petitioned the Supreme Court with “evidence” of the November 25 elections being rigged. The CPM won three seats, while the fledgling Tipraha Swadeshi Progressive Regional Alliance (Tipra) snatched a rare victory from the BJP in Ambassa. While BJP secured the lion’s share with 59% of the votes, TMC Emerged as the strongest opposition party in the seats contested with 24% vote share.
Soon after the results were declared, suspected BJP supporters attacked the houses of two TMC candidates and a counting agent at Teliyamura in Khowai district and a CPM worker in Sabroom. According to a PTI report quoting Khowai SP Kiran Kumar, Section 144 was imposed in Teliyamura after 12 people, including three policemen, were injured in an attack on a bus carrying TMC supporters.
CM Biplab Kumar Deb, without naming the TMC, told the media that voters in Tripura “have given a befitting reply to the defamation of a party that has no base”. I dedicate today’s victory to the people of Tripura. They (BJP’s opponents) defame Tripura with false and fabricated allegations, but the results show that people will be with PM Modi.
TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, who led his party’s Tripura campaign, said a lot remains to be seen based on his performance on debut. “It is extraordinary for a party that started with negligible attendance to successfully contest municipal elections and emerge as the major opposition in the state with over 20% vote share.”
He alleged that the TMC was not allowed to file nominations in 90% of the municipal bodies at the behest of the BJP.
CPI(M) state secretary Jitendra Choudhary said, “If the elections were free, fair and peaceful, the BJP would not have got a single seat in the civic polls. They actually looted votes by disrespecting the mandate of the people. Voters will give him a proper answer in the next assembly election.
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