Agartala (Tripura): The ruling BJP has swept the civic body elections in Tripura by winning all the seats of the 51-member Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC). The opposition TMC and CPI(M) failed to open their account in the AMC, informed State Election Commission
BJP has won from 29 wards out of 51 wards bagging majority in Agartala Municipal Corporation, as per State Election Commission.
The counting of votes for over 200 seats in the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Nagar Panchayats elections is underway.
The voting took place on November 25 amid poll-related violence.
According to the Election Commission of India, the voter turnout was over 81 per cent.
Here is who said what:
The TMC should not lose hope with this initial setback in Tripura. There are many other setbacks in Goa, Haryana and other states that are still to come before we can let them start losing hope.
— Ajit Datta (@ajitdatta) November 28, 2021
Imperialist Mamata Banerjee had tried to impose her nephew as viceroy of Tripura
TMC wiped out in Agartala municipal polls.
BJP winning every single ward. TMC at 0.
Seems people of Tripura rejected imperialist attempt by outsiders sent by Bengal CM.
— Abhishek (@AbhishBanerj) November 28, 2021
ABP Ananda’s search for TMC’s success in the Tripura Civic Polls is akin to Class 11 science students’ search for Ribosomes from within a cell, using a microscope!??#TripuraMunicipalResults
— Ranita Ch (@ChRanita) November 28, 2021
BJP is winning all seats .. TMC is winning zero seat.. in some seats distant second.. still thy r celebrating TMC is becoming main opposition in Tripura.. Gazabei hai.. by winning zero seat thy r main opposition.. all ruling parties will want this kind of opposition #Agartalapoll
— PB (@bothrapawan53) November 28, 2021
We didn’t even know when municipal elections would come and go till BJP started winning those elections.. ?
Now even if BJP loses in one ward of some remote city.. It is directly decided modi has failed..Today’s politics.. https://t.co/zcSSl2GyVI
— नेत्रा डाऊ ??? (@onlyonenetra) November 28, 2021
Highlights
BJP has won from 29 wards out of 51 wards bagging majority in Agartala Municipal Corporation, as per State Election Commission
BJP wins 19 wards in Agartala Municipal Corporation, leading on remaining 32
Tripura civic elections: Bharatiya Janata Party leading in 3 wards in Agartala Municipality
Tripura | Counting of votes underway for Agartala Municipal Corporation, Nagar Panchayats elections
BJP leading in Ambassa, Jirania, Teliamura and Sabroom, as per Tripura State Election Commission
Visuals from a counting centre in Agartala pic.twitter.com/PhIgQYRtOP
— ANI (@ANI) November 28, 2021
As many as 98 persons were arrested for poll-related violence in the state, police had informed.
Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress (TMC) had earlier approached the Supreme Court of India urging to postpone the counting of votes of municipal elections that were held in Tripura.
This is the first civic poll that the BJP contested after coming to power in Tripura in 2018.