Tripura Election 2023: BJP emerges as single largest party, set to form govt again
Tripura Election 2023: The ruling BJP has won for the second time in Tripura after it secured 32 seats, in alliance with the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT). The Congress has secured victory in 3 seats and its ally, CPI(M), has won in 11 seats.
FollowThe ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won for the second time in Tripura after it secured 32 seats, in alliance with the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT). While the BJP won 32 seats, IPFT won one seat, according to the Election Commission. The Congress has secured victory in 3 seats and its ally, CPI(M), has won in 11 seats. Meanwhile, royal scion Pradyot Kishore’s TIPRA Motha party, which was seen as the kingmaker in Tripura, has won 13 seats.
On election day, 87.76% of the state's voters cast ballots. This election, BJP-IPFT, Left Front-Congress coalitions, and the regional party Tipra Motha were engaged in a triangular political fight. There were up to 259 people running, representing various political groups.
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Indigenous Progressive Front of Tripura, or IPFT, an indigenous group, and the BJP were running together. However, according to Chief Minister Manik Saha, they would gain the majority quickly this time around without the ally's assistance. The party had attempted to contact Tipra Motha as well, but the discussions broke down due to the party's desire for statehood, which is controlled by tribes.
Among the top contenders in Tripura were Dr Manik Saha, the chief minister, who was contesting from Town Bordowali. A Congressman, Saha joined BJP in 2016 and was made the party’s state president in 2021. Saha, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha last year, took Biplab Deb's position as chief minister after the latter was requested to step down.
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Up to 259 candidates from various political groups are having their votes counted at 21 separate sites. Elections to the 60 assembly constituencies in the state were held on February 16, with around 89.98 per cent of voters exercising their franchise.
Meanwhile, exit polls gave BJP a clean sweep in Tripura. According to Axis My India, the BJP alliance could win 36-45 of the 60 seats, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) alliance 6-11 and the Tipra Motha Party (TMP) 9-16.
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Matrize, meanwhile, has predicted 29-36 seats for BJP+, 13-21 for CPM+, 11-16 for TMP and three for others. Jan Ki Baat has predicted 29-40 seats for BJP+, 9-16 for CPM+, 10-14 for TMP and one for others. ETG has predicted 24 seats for BJP+, 21 for CPM+, 14 for TMP and one for others.
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