BJP gets another major victory in Tripura. In Tripura, 77 BJP candidates won unopposed in the urban local body elections scheduled for November 27. It is to be noted that after completing the withdrawal process, the Tripura State Election Commission (SEC) declared 77 candidates of the ruling BJP elected unopposed last Tuesday. This means that the BJP has gained a lead of 77 seats before the vote.
BJP won in South Tripura, West Tripura and Dhalai
According to a senior Tripura State Election Commission official, all 65 BJP candidates were declared elected unopposed as no other political party fielded candidates for 65 seats in five municipal bodies – Shantir Bazar in South Tripura district, Ranir Bazar in West Tripura district and Kamalpur, Jirania and Mohanpur in Dhalai district. Besides, BJP candidates won 12 seats in three municipal bodies – Ambassa in Dhalai district, Bishalgarh in Sipahijala district and Teliamura in Khowai district.
CPIM and Congress allege intimidation of opposition leaders
Meanwhile, leaders of the opposition CPIM and Congress alleged that ruling party members threatened opposition candidates. They also said that proposers of these candidates were intimidated so that they could not participate in the elections to these five municipal bodies. According to Jitendra Chaudhary, Tripura state secretary of the CPIM and leader of the opposition, BJP workers attacked his party’s leaders, candidates, and supporters to prevent Left candidates from contesting the elections.
STORY | BJP wins 77 seats of five Tripura civic bodies unopposed; elections for rest on November 27
The BJP has won 77 seats in five civic bodies of Tripura unopposed following nomination filing and scrutiny of papers for the November 27 polls, an official said on Wednesday.… pic.twitter.com/zHhGzkiaUw
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Voting will be held in 16 urban local bodies on November 27
It is noteworthy that the CPIM and the Congress had attempted to contest the Tripura urban local body elections, scheduled for November 27th, together. However, despite several rounds of negotiations between the two sides, no positive results have been achieved. They failed to reach an electoral agreement. These politically significant elections will be held on November 27 in 16 of the 21 urban local bodies in Tripura’s eight districts, including the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC). Earlier, the BJP had won the Tripura Assembly by-elections.