Tripura Elections 2018

BJP's win in Tripura due to CPM's 'surrender', Congress' failure to ally with local parties, says Mamata Banerjee

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the BJP will never win West Bengal and Odisha, and dubbed it as "a cockroach dreaming of becoming a peacock by putting on its feathers".

North East election results 2018: BJP’s flirtation with regional elements marks localisation of elections

The BJP has made the national synonymous with itself, but its political story in the North East marks the provincialisation of elections in India.

BJP’s spectacular North East rise under Modi-Shah combine result of long-term planning, attention to detail

Its expanding presence in the North East makes BJP a true pan-India party.

Tripura BJP chief Biplab Kumar Deb says he is ready to take up CM's responsibility as party scores win in state

After the BJP swept to power in Tripura, ending the Left front's 25-year-rule, state party chief Biplab Kumar Deb 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.

North East polls 2018: BJP lotus blooms as Left crumbles in Tripura, Congress shut out in Nagaland

The BJP can now safely counter its rivals and critics' accusations of it being a north Indian “Hindi, Hindu, Hindustan” party

Tripura Assembly polls: BJP exploits lack of clear Opposition, emerges as voters' choice

The BJP was able to win Tripura due to a well-crafted election campaign, an effective strategy against the Left, and the charisma of its national leadership.

Tripura election verdict is victory of Narendra Modi's politics of development, says Amit Shah

Amit Shah on Saturday said the party's victory in the Tripura assembly elections is a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's politics of development

Tripura election results: BJP-IPFT combine leads in 40 seats in 60-member state Assembly

The BJP-IPFT combine was leading in 40 seats and was set to end the 25-year uninterrupted rule of the CPM-led Left Front in Tripura.

Tripura Assembly Election 2018 updates: 78.56% voter turnout at 9 pm, CEO to order inquiry into EVM malfunctions

Polling began in Tripura amid tight security on Sunday with the BJP emerging as the main challenger to the ruling Left Front, which has been in power in the state for the last 25 years

Tripura Assembly elections: At least 76 percent voter turnout recorded, officials say polling was 'incident-free'

At least 76 percent of over 25.73 lakh voters exercised their franchise for the Assembly polls in Tripura, where the BJP is trying to dislodge the Left Front.