Tripura Assembly Elections
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Biplab Deb to be next Tripura CM, Jishnu Deb Burman his deputy; swearing-in likely on Friday
Fp Staff •Biplab Kumar Deb is set to become next Tripura CM and Jishnu Deb Burman will be his deputy following BJP's strong showing in the recent Assembly election.
Congress says BJP's victories in North East are 'aberrations', asserts it will win in Karnataka
•Congress leaders believe the results of the elections in the North East will have no bearing on Karnataka, which they are confident of holding on to.
Tripura records 89.8 percent voter turnout in Assembly polls, says Election Commission
•An impressive 89.8 percent of the over 25.73 lakh electors came out to vote in Sunday's Tripura Assembly elections, the Election Commission said on Monday. On Sunday, based on details made available by local poll authorities, the commission had put the figure at 76 percent.
Tripura polls: Brinda Karat condemns BJP's alliance with IPFT, alleges party aiming to win election by terror
•The BJP had become "indirectly" responsible for journalist Santanu Bhowmik's death after entering into an alliance with the IPFT as the scribe was allegedly hacked to death by the members of the tribal party
Tripura: Militants planning violence ahead of 2018 Assembly election, says police official
Ians •The outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) is planning to indulge in violence during the next Assembly elections due in February next year