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  Tripura CM Biplab Deb lashes out at Mamata Banerjee, says she 'should get her brain examined'

  Politics | April 26, 2018 7:14 IST

  Deb's remarks came after Mamata in an interview discredited the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its victory in Tripura, and compared the saffron party's feat to "winning the municipal elections".

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  Tripura Deputy CM Jishnu Deb Burman wins Charilam

  Elections | March 15, 2018 17:26 IST

  The elections to the remaining 59 seats were held on February 18. Polling was countermanded in Charilam due to the death of the CPI(M) candidate, Ramendra Narayan Debbarma.

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  Tripura Elections 2018: Voting underway for Charilam Assembly seat

  Elections | March 12, 2018 10:03 IST

  Polling to the Charilam seat was postponed following the death of CPI(M) candidate Ramendra Narayan Debbarma, a week before the February 18 elections in the state.

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  Biplab Deb takes oath as Tripura chief minister, PM Modi says this is a historic day

  Elections | March 09, 2018 15:22 IST

  Outgoing chief minister Manik Sarkar and elected leaders of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) also attended the event.

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  Biplab Deb to be sworn-in as Tripura Chief Minister tomorrow

  Politics | March 08, 2018 19:27 IST

  Biplab Deb, a long-time RSS volunteer, has been largely credited for the BJP's turnaround in Tripura.

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  Stop vandalism of statues, PM Modi tells MHA; states asked to curb political violence

  India | March 07, 2018 11:58 IST

  In wake of recent incidents of violence, the Ministry of Home Affairs has also asked the states to take all necessary measures to prevent such incidents.

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  BJP scored ideological victory in Tripura, says PM Modi

  Politics | March 06, 2018 18:40 IST

  Modi's remarks came at the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting and were an apparent reference to a number of state elections, including the upcoming Karnataka polls, followed by the Lok Sabha elections next year.

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  After BJP decimates Left in Tripura, party supporters bulldoze Lenin's iconic statue

  India | March 06, 2018 10:29 IST

  The CPI(M)-led Left Front was dethroned by the BJP-IPFT coalition after nearly 25 years in power on March 3.

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  Tripura: Outgoing CM Manik Sarkar blames money power, media onslaught for Left Front's debacle

  Elections | March 05, 2018 18:46 IST

  The poll result was ''unexpected'' and people of the state and the country have noticed how the BJP used its all-out effort to oust the Left Front government, Sarkar said in an interview to 'Ganashakti'.

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  Tripura: BJP has highest percentage of criminal, 'crorepati' MLAs

  Elections | March 04, 2018 23:42 IST

  As many as 10 (29 per cent) out of 35 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs face criminal charges. Of these 10, eight face serious criminal cases such as attempt to murder or causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty, among other charges.

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  Process begins to form new government in Tripura

  Elections | March 04, 2018 20:19 IST

  PM Modi, party President Amit Shah and many central leaders are likely to be present during the swearing-in ceremony, date of which would be finalised after getting the Prime Minister's schedule, Biplab Deb said.

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  BJP to celebrate historic victory in Left bastion Tripura as Vijay Diwas across country today

  Elections | March 04, 2018 8:32 IST

  The celebration comes after BJP managed to managed the impossible task of going from one per cent vote to clear majority within two years in Tripura Assembly.

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  Assembly Elections 2018: BJP ousts Left in Tripura, set to form govt in Nagaland; Meghalaya hung

  Elections | March 04, 2018 7:18 IST

  Riding on Saturday's electoral victory, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah told BJP workers that their goal now should be to capture power in Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal and Odisha.

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  UP CM credits Modi for 'lotus bloom' in Tripura

  Elections | March 03, 2018 22:36 IST

  Yogi said PM Modi ensured the implementation of policies tailormade for the northeastern states.

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  Tripura Assembly Election Results: BJP alliance wins two-thirds majority in Left-ruled state, bags 43 seats

  Elections | March 03, 2018 21:44 IST

  The BJP on its own comfortably managed an absolute majority with its candidates won in 35 constituencies while its ally, the (IPFT), has wrested eight seats.

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  Tripura result is CPI-M's loss, not BJP's credit: Mamata Banerjee

  Elections | March 03, 2018 21:21 IST

  Mamata also blamed Congress, the erstwhile main opposition party in the state of complete inactivity in the election and said had they put up a proper fight, BJP would have ended up with merely 10 seats in Tripura.

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  PM Modi's policies, Amit Shah's poll strategy led to win in northeastern states: BJP leaders

  Elections | March 03, 2018 21:14 IST

  The BJP wrested Tripura, the last Left bastion, and received invitation to be part of the government in Nagaland, while Meghalaya elected a hung Assembly.

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  Tripura Assembly Election Results: Ready to become CM, says state BJP chief Biplab Deb

  Elections | March 03, 2018 20:45 IST

  After the BJP swept to power in Tripura ending the Left Front's 25-year-rule, state party chief Biplab Kumar Deb today said he was ready to take on the mantle of chief minister, but a decision on it would be taken by the party's Parliamentary Board.

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  Congress never so diminished as it is now: PM Modi on Northeast Assembly election results

  Elections | March 03, 2018 22:01 IST

  In remarks laced with sarcasm, Modi said he had recently told Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy that the Congress leader was lucky as he will soon become a "specimen of a Congress chief minister".

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  Results in northeastern states indicate electoral verdict in 2019: Amit Shah

  Elections | March 03, 2018 20:34 IST

  Terming the party's victory in Tripura as "historic", Amit Shah said the people of northeast have put their seal of approval on the policies of the Prime Minister.