Tripura election results: BJP wins Tripura for 2nd consecutive term; Tipra Motha bags 13 seats
Tripura election results Live Updates: The ruling BJP continues to maintain its lead on 30-plus seats in the state, which it snatched from the Left in 2018.
- Mar 2, 2023,
- Updated Mar 2, 2023 6:12 PM IST
Tripura election results: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form the government in Tripura for the second consecutive term. However, its tally has declined due to tribal votes shifting away to Tipra Motha. In the last election, the party had got 44 seats. This time, the BJP and its alliance partner Indigenous People's Front of Tripura have got 33 seats. The Congress-Left alliance has won 14 seats. Pradyot Deb Barma's Tipra Motha Party, which contested for the first time, has won 13 seats.
Tripura CM Manik Saha wins from Town Bardowali
Tripura CM Manik Saha has won from the Town Bardowali constituency. "I am feeling good and after winning I am getting this certificate so what can be better than this," he says.
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Celebrations at CM Manik Saha's residence in Agartala
The BJP is set to win Tripura again, with leads on 33 of 60 seats. Sweets are being distributed at CM Manik Saha's residence in Agartala.
- With the lead now extending to over 30 seats, the BJP is set to return to power in Tripura for the second consecutive term.
Key candidates to watch out for in Tripura
CM Manik Saha (BJP) - Town Borodowali Deputy CM Jishnu Dev Varma (BJP) - Charilam BJP chief Rajiv Bhattacharjee - Banamalipur Former CPIM state general secretary Jitendra Choudhury - Sabroom Union minister Pratima Bhoumik (BJP) - Dhanpur
- Chief Minister Manik Saha is leading in the Town Bardowali seat over his nearest Congress rival Ashish Kumar Saha by 344 votes.
- Senior Congress leader Sudip Roy Barman is ahead of BJP's Papia Dutta by 1,670 votes in Agartala.
- BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee is trailing by over 300 votes in the Banamalipur
- In the Khayerpur seat, CPI(M)'s Pabitra Kar is leading by around 3,000 votes against assembly speaker Ratan Chakraborty of the BJP.
- CPI(M) state secretary Jitendra Chowdhury is ahead by 660 votes against BJP's incumbent MLA Sankar Roy in the Sabroom constituency.
- As per ECI, BJP is leading on 17 seats, Tipra Motha is ahead on 11 seats, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is leading on 6 seats, and Congress is ahead on 4 seats.
- Congress candidate Sudip Roy Barman is leading from the Agartala constituency with a margin of 3668 votes in early trends.
- If current trends hold true, Pradyot Deb Barman's Tipra Motha can play the kingmaker's role. The party is ahead on 13 seats, and the BJP has fallen below the majority mark. It will need support from other parties to form the government.
- Tipra Motha is the clear winner in the Tribal area, with leads on 11 of 20 seats.
- Tripura BJP president Rajiv Bhattacharjee is trailing by 493 votes in the Banamalipur constituency.
In Tripura, the BJP is expected to retain power for the second consecutive term. In the state, the saffron party is contesting in alliance with the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) of Prem Kumar Reang.
The BJP is contesting on 55 seats while the rest is with the IPFT. As per exit polls, the saffron party is favoured to win from 29 to 40 seats while the Congress-Left is projected to win 6 to 11 seats and TMP may bag 9 to 17 seats.
As per India Today-Axis My India, BJP is likely to win 36-45 seats while Congress-Left may have to settle with 6-11 and Barma's Tipra Motha 9-16.
Tripura election results: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form the government in Tripura for the second consecutive term. However, its tally has declined due to tribal votes shifting away to Tipra Motha. In the last election, the party had got 44 seats. This time, the BJP and its alliance partner Indigenous People's Front of Tripura have got 33 seats. The Congress-Left alliance has won 14 seats. Pradyot Deb Barma's Tipra Motha Party, which contested for the first time, has won 13 seats.
Tripura CM Manik Saha wins from Town Bardowali
Tripura CM Manik Saha has won from the Town Bardowali constituency. "I am feeling good and after winning I am getting this certificate so what can be better than this," he says.
Also read
Tripura Election Results 2023: Constituency-wise full list of winners
Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland Election Results 2023 Live Updates
Celebrations at CM Manik Saha's residence in Agartala
The BJP is set to win Tripura again, with leads on 33 of 60 seats. Sweets are being distributed at CM Manik Saha's residence in Agartala.
- With the lead now extending to over 30 seats, the BJP is set to return to power in Tripura for the second consecutive term.
Key candidates to watch out for in Tripura
CM Manik Saha (BJP) - Town Borodowali Deputy CM Jishnu Dev Varma (BJP) - Charilam BJP chief Rajiv Bhattacharjee - Banamalipur Former CPIM state general secretary Jitendra Choudhury - Sabroom Union minister Pratima Bhoumik (BJP) - Dhanpur
- Chief Minister Manik Saha is leading in the Town Bardowali seat over his nearest Congress rival Ashish Kumar Saha by 344 votes.
- Senior Congress leader Sudip Roy Barman is ahead of BJP's Papia Dutta by 1,670 votes in Agartala.
- BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee is trailing by over 300 votes in the Banamalipur
- In the Khayerpur seat, CPI(M)'s Pabitra Kar is leading by around 3,000 votes against assembly speaker Ratan Chakraborty of the BJP.
- CPI(M) state secretary Jitendra Chowdhury is ahead by 660 votes against BJP's incumbent MLA Sankar Roy in the Sabroom constituency.
- As per ECI, BJP is leading on 17 seats, Tipra Motha is ahead on 11 seats, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is leading on 6 seats, and Congress is ahead on 4 seats.
- Congress candidate Sudip Roy Barman is leading from the Agartala constituency with a margin of 3668 votes in early trends.
- If current trends hold true, Pradyot Deb Barman's Tipra Motha can play the kingmaker's role. The party is ahead on 13 seats, and the BJP has fallen below the majority mark. It will need support from other parties to form the government.
- Tipra Motha is the clear winner in the Tribal area, with leads on 11 of 20 seats.
- Tripura BJP president Rajiv Bhattacharjee is trailing by 493 votes in the Banamalipur constituency.
In Tripura, the BJP is expected to retain power for the second consecutive term. In the state, the saffron party is contesting in alliance with the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) of Prem Kumar Reang.
The BJP is contesting on 55 seats while the rest is with the IPFT. As per exit polls, the saffron party is favoured to win from 29 to 40 seats while the Congress-Left is projected to win 6 to 11 seats and TMP may bag 9 to 17 seats.
As per India Today-Axis My India, BJP is likely to win 36-45 seats while Congress-Left may have to settle with 6-11 and Barma's Tipra Motha 9-16.