BJP riding on lead; likely to continue in power in Tripura
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Agartala: In Tripura, it turns out that the ruling BJP will have another round to rule the state after it won four seats while leading in 29 others. When the Tipra Motha Party (TMP) leads at 12 seats, CPI(M) leads in 11 and Congress three, IANS reported.
Counting of votes is in progress in 60 centres at 21 locations across the northeastern state.
TMP, the tribal-based party in its debut election, contests 42 seats out of the 60 in the state.
The candidate of BJP ally Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) is leading in the Jolaibari seat in southern Tripura.
BJP candidates won in Amarpur, Kamalasagar, Mohanpur and Santir Bazar.
Tripura Chief Minister and BJP candidate Manik Saha is leading in the Town Bordowali seat, Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma is ahead in Charilam seat, Union Minister Pratima Bhowmik in Dhanpur seat, Rampada Jamatia in Bagma, Sushanta Chowdhury in Majlishpur, Ratan Chakraborty in Khayerpur, Surajit Datta in Ramnagar and Ram Prasad Paul in Surjyamaninagar.
The CPI(M) candidates are leading in 11 seats, including Pratapgarh, Barjala, Bamutia, Belonia, Hrishamukh, Sabroom, and Sonamura.
Among the important CPI(M) candidates leading are state party Secretary Jitendra Chowdhury (Sabroom seat), Sudip Sarkar (Barjala), Dipankar Sen (Belonia), Shyamal Chakraborty (Sonamura).
Congress, which contested the February 16 Assembly elections in seat-sharing adjustments with the Left parties, is leading in Agartala, Banamalipur, and Kailashahar seats.
The Congress candidates leading in the counting of votes include Sudip Roy Barman in the Agartala seat, Gopal Chandra Roy in the Banamalipur seat and state Congress President Birajit Sinha in the Kailashahar seat.
Among the important TMP candidates leading include Chitta Ranjan Debbarma (Ambassa seat), Pathan Lal Jamatia (Ampinagar), Animesh Debbarma (Asharambari) and Paul Dangshu (Karamchara).
In the February 16 elections to the 60-seat Tripura Assembly, 89.95 per cent of the 28.14 lakh voters exercised their franchise and will decide the fate of 259 candidates, including 31 women.
