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Crumbling the red bastion, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks poised to form the governmnet in the Tripura state.
Updated : Mar 03, 2018, 06:29 PM IST
Crumbling the red bastion, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks poised to form the government in the Tripura state.
As soon the counting of votes began on Saturday morning, the trends reflected a close fight between the ruling Left and the BJP. As the day progressed, the BJP surged ahead, leaving the Left behind.
Out of 59 assembly seats, BJP and its ally IPTF are currently leading in 4 and has already won 39 seats.
Amit Shah, in his Twitter post, thanked people of Tripura for their support to the BJP. "I thank brothers and sisters of Tripura for their massive support to BJP. This is the victory of PM @narendramodi’s politics of development and his commitment to the welfare of North-Eastern region of India," he tweeted. The BJP led a massive campaign in Tripura, which had been under the Left rule for more than 20 years. The BJP leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people for poribortan (change) in their election campaign, across the state.
Shah also congratulated his party leaders and workers for orchestrating the party's historic victory in the Communist stronghold. "Congratulations to Shri @rammadhavbjp ji, Shri @Sunil_Deodhar ji, Shri @himantabiswa ji, Shri @BjpBiplab ji and I also applaud the hard work & dedication of our karyakartas of @BJP4Tripura unit which has made this historic win a reality," he said.
The BJP workers wearing saffron caps and smeared in saffron colour burst into celebrations on the roads of state capital Agartala. Tripura went to polls on February 18 and recorded nearly 92 percent voting.
Here's how Twitter reacted:
The historic victory in Tripura is as much an ideological one. It is a win for democracy over brute force and intimidation. Today peace and non-violence has prevailed over fear. We will provide Tripura the good government that the state deserves.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 3, 2018
Admire Congress spokesperson @Shobha_Oza for her frank and honest admission of RSS groundwork in NorthEast. One can start working on damage control only when one humbly acknowledges the hard-work of the opponent. This is much required fresh perspective for Congress strategists.
— Yashwant Deshmukh (@YRDeshmukh) March 3, 2018
“Tripura will be the BJP’s Waterloo.”
— Kanchan Gupta (@KanchanGupta) March 3, 2018
~ Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) General Secretary.
The Chief Commissar will live to rue his bogus prediction. The tactical 'understanding' he forged with Congress with Sonia Gandhi's help has contributed to the CPI(M)'s historic defeat. #NEPolls
With Tripura win for BJP ; "Communist Party of Kerala"(We have no other Branches)
— Meenakashi Lekhi (@M_Lekhi) March 3, 2018
Rahul Gandhi is a master election strategist..he knows when to run away from India now
— Giriraj Singh (@girirajsinghbjp) March 3, 2018
The electoral communists should move into fields where their worth and success cannot be measured. Like activism and conscientious writing. Kavita Krishnan may be able to guide them.
— Manu Joseph (@manujosephsan) March 3, 2018
As a Bengali, I am extremely happy BJP has recovered its strong Bengali inheritance with its performance in Tripura. Ebar Bangla
— Swapan Dasgupta (@swapan55) March 3, 2018
A historic verdict for #BJP in #TripuraElection2018 .It’s a victory of ideologies more than anything else, thankful to the people of Tripura for choosing ‘Right’ over ‘Left’. The mandate is a huge vindication of the development witnessed in north-east in the last four years.
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) March 3, 2018
Laal Salaam to Vande Mataram. Happiest days of my life.
— Vivek Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) March 3, 2018
Whatever the final result, the BJP’s rise in Tripura is astonishing. Regional parties (TDP,TRS,DMK) have quickly gone from zeroes to heroes jn their own state. But for a national party to so suddenly become so prominent in a state where they had no presence seems unprecedented.
— Ramachandra Guha (@Ram_Guha) March 3, 2018
If you think far-Left JNU student leaders are going to change Indian politics, ponder what doctrinaire JNU super-Leftist Prakash Karat has managed: reduced the Left from the driver of UPA-1 to potentially a one party state.
— Rohit Pradhan (@Retributions) March 3, 2018
Poverty is not a virtue in aspirational India, "poor" Manik Sarkar is realising at his peril. Left's decimation also signifies its irrelevance in national politics. One Kerala does not make a summer. Left brings nothing to the table for opposition alliance. #TripuraElection2018
— Joyeeta Basu (@eeta) March 3, 2018
Dear #EVMs
— Gitanjali D.S (@Gitanjali_DS) March 3, 2018
Today many might blame you !
Stay Strong !#NagalandElection2018#MeghalayaElection2018 #TripuraElection2018 pic.twitter.com/K6TEc4FaLC
The dream roadmap of @narendramodi ji for North-East India has won the heart of the people. A new political landscape lead by @BJP4India is firmly established in the region now. Good for North-East, Good for India. pic.twitter.com/aPZ4D6nhNu
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) March 3, 2018
Congratulations to PM @narendramodi ji, Shri @AmitShah ji, BJP Karyakartas, and the people of North East for the splendid performance of BJP in assembly polls and for the historic victory in Tripura.
— Manohar Parrikar (@manoharparrikar) March 3, 2018
The ONLY place in India there there is any semblance of Left governance left is #Kerala, and going by the LDF govt's performance, it won't be long before that changes #TripuraElectionResults
— Viju Cherian (@vijucherian) March 3, 2018
Subtleties of undermining BJP's hard work in Tripura by a certain class of media is interesting. Instead of crediting the saffron party's hard work, you are calling it "Anti-CPM vote". If that was so, why didn't Tripura vote for Congress? Why vote for BJP in such huge numbers?
— Kunāl (@kunalmajumder) March 3, 2018
Superbly talented economists keep telling BJP and Modi how to win elections. Every result day they are proven wrong. On other days we are there to take them to cleaners.
— Ashu (@muglikar_) March 3, 2018
Political analysis: Zero
Economic Analysis: zero.
Phir bhi MSM mein hero.
As a political or ideological opponent you may absolutely dislike @narendramodi and @AmitShah ; but you can not deny due respect to the fact that both of them work 24x7 tirelessly for their electoral success. They are "full-time" politicians and that's the main difference. https://t.co/T98LNQpceG
— Yashwant Deshmukh (@YRDeshmukh) March 3, 2018
Congress vote share in #TripuraElection2018 fell to 1.9% from 45% in 2013.
— Sankrant Sanu सानु (@sankrant) March 3, 2018
Moral victory for #RaGa. pic.twitter.com/Rk1vV4RpXP
1. What an extraordinary win for @BJP4India @BJP4Tripura ! Made possible under the leadership of @AmitShah ji, dedicated work of @BJP4Tripura karyakarta and the trust & faith of the people in @narendramodi as @PMOIndia
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) March 3, 2018
Mitti Daalo.......#TripuraElection2018 pic.twitter.com/6SrqrVPnIo
— PhD in Bakchodi (@Atheist_Krishna) March 3, 2018
Brandname communism is pretty much over as a political force. The ideas though will continue to exert influence through the generic versions: the Trinamools & the JNU students & sections of the media.
— Arnab Ray (@greatbong) March 3, 2018
Nani yaad dila di.... #runs #oops https://t.co/ZaoZDdU8Qc
— Samir Saran (@samirsaran) March 3, 2018
BJP winning Tripura further demolishes Congress' old argument that India could not remain politically united without it because it has been the only national party having substantial presence in the North East. Now BJP can boast of that truly pan India presence.
— Divya Kumar Soti (@DivyaSoti) March 3, 2018
Congress plus cow has beaten Congress plus Mao.
— Anand Ranganathan (@ARanganathan72) March 3, 2018