BJP clean sweeps Tripura civic polls; Trinamool emerges strong

Agartala : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), won a sweep on Sunday, while the Trinamool Congress emerged strong in the Tripura civic election.Polling took place on November 25.

On Thursday, elections were held in the 51-member Agartala Municipal Corporation and 171 seats within seven Municipal Councils.All 51 seats in AMC were won by BJP candidates, as well as 165 seats in seven Municipal Councils (and six Nagar Panchayats) by BJP candidates.

Officials of the State Election Commission claim that the main opposition party CPI-M won three seats at three municipal bodies in Kailashahar and Ambassa, respectively, while the Trinamool Congress won one seat at Ambassa Municipal Council.The Trinamool Congress won more than 20 percent votes and was second in 27 of 51 seats in AMC, which is politically crucial.

This has made it a formidable challenge to both the ruling BJP as well as the key opposition CPI–M-led Left parties.The Left parties and TMC did not nominate candidates for all 334 seats in the civic election to the AMC and 19 urban local bodies - Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats - alleging unprecedented political violence and attacks, as well as intimidation.

TMCs National Secretary Abhishek Banerjee described the partys performance at the Tripura civic election as a major success in advance of the 2023 assembly elections under BJP-ruled Tripura.He tweeted: "This is despite our activities starting only 3 months ago and BJP Tripura left no stone unturned in order to butcher democracy.Bravo to all the brave soldiers from AITC Tripura for their courage.

He said in another tweet, "It is extraordinary for a party starting with negligible presence and succeed in contesting municipal elections and emerge principal opposition in the state having more than 20% vote share." The BJP claimed that despite conspiracies the party won a landslide victory in the civic elections.

Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb tweeted: "Referendum for Tripura Urban Local Body Elections today (Sunday), shows the faith of people in the developmental policies by Honble PM Shri NarendraModi Ji.It also demonstrates their belief in his motto Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas Sabka Vishwas "I am grateful to all the people in Tripura and Dev Tulya karyakartas from Tripura BJP for their love and support.Deb stated in another tweet that she considers your votes for BJP Tripura blessings.

These blessings motivate her to work harder for the states development of all 37 Lakh citizens.sc/svn/pg #clean #sweeps #Tripura #civic #Trinamool #emerges.