Tripura 2023 results highlights: After BJP+ retains power, PM Modi says ‘proud’

The Tipra Motha which emerged as the second-largest party after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Tripura assembly election results on Thursday, said that it would perform the role of a "constructive opposition", but not be with the CPM or Congress.

Union Minister and Former Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal congratulates all the BJP karyakartas for spectacular victory in the elections. 

BJP has come to to power once again in Tripura as it bagged a majority of 32 seats, followed by Tipra Motha with 13 seats. Meanwhile, the Congress bagged 3 seats, and CPI(M) got 11.

The BJP bagged 30 seats while the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) got one. The saffron party is leading in two more seats as results of 57 seats were declared on Thursday.

As Union minister Ramdas Athawale's RPI wins two seats in Nagaland, the minister said North-East developed under PM's guidance "We’ll win 2024 elections. Rahul Gandhi wasted time with Bharat Jodo Yatra. Congress is breaking. They lost Tripura," Athawale said.

1. The victory of the BJP as well as Dr Manik Saha shows that the BJP was right in replacing Biplab Deb at the very last moment. Biplab Deb was replaced after the RSS found out that Deb had cost the party a loss in popularity through his misgovernance.

2. Dr Manik Saha's 'Mr Clean' image has worked well in the state.

3. Manik Saha had only 10 months but the results prove that he managed to do a decent job of saving the party's image.

4. Dr Saha's medical feat is also awe-inspiring for many voters. In January, Saha shared on Twitter how he conducted surgery on a 10-year-old boy after a long time at Tripura Medical College. Netizens praised him for still performing his duties as a doctor and said it was “truly inspiring”.

5. The victory also makes way for a second term for Dr Saha as the chief minister.

“BJP has retained Tripura despite a Left-Congress alliance and an ambitious TMC, which has drawn a blank and voted fewer (<1%) votes than NOTA! TMC had acquired 12 Congress MLAs in Meghalaya. The tally now stands reduced at 5. The NE has rejected Mamata Banerjee. WB will be next…,” BJP's Amit Malviya said.

The Trinamool Congress, which tried to expand its footprint in the Northeastern state, has failed to open its account so far.

As Dr Manik Saha collected his winning certificate, he said, "I am feeling god and after winning I am getting this certificate so what can be better than this."

"We had said earlier also that BJP will once again form the government with the majority and the results so far are showing that we are forming the government. I thank PM Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Rajnath Singh and all party workers," Dr Manik Saha said.

"We were expecting more seats and will do a post-election analysis as to why it didn't happen. I'm going to collect the (winning) certificate. The date for the swearing-in ceremony will be decided after consultation with the central leadership," Dr Saha added.

Chief minister Dr Manik Saha who will continue as the chief minister said the date for the swearing-in ceremony will be decided after consultation with the central leadership. Manik Saha wins from the Town Bordowali constituency.

According to the trends, BJP+ is comfortably set to form the government. However, on the possibility of taking the support of the Debbarma-led party, BJP chief spokesperson Subrata Chakraborty said, "Except Greater Tipraland, the BJP is ready to accept all their demands."

"We are forming the next government in the state as we have been saying since the beginning. Two central leaders -- Phanindranath Sarma and Sambit Patra -- are here to oversee the situation, and hopefully, more central leaders will be arriving today," Tripura BJP spokesperson Subrata Chakraborty said

Ready to accept all demands of Tipra Motha, except for Greater Tipraland: Tripura BJP chief spokesperson Subrata Chakraborty to PTI

Sweets are being distributed at CM Manik Saha's residence in Agartala as the party is set to taste the power once again as it leads on 32 seats out of 60

BJP candidate Ratan Lal Nath won from Mohanpur seat securing 19,128 votes beating TIPRA Motha candidate Tapas Dey who got 11,781 votes.

Tipra Motha candidate Brishaketu Debbarma won from Simna ( ST) constituency securing 22,164 votes. Debbarma was former IPFT MLA. He defeated nearest rival CPM candidate Kumodh Debbarma who got 5,679 votes

Tripura is projecting an interesting fight as Congress+ and Tipra Motha's leads increased. See full list of leading, trailing candidates

““A lot of people have speculated in the last three days that we are about to form an alliance. I have said it before and I am saying it again that unless we get in writing from the government of India that our demands will be met constitutionally, I will not form any alliance. I don’t blame the people who don’t believe it. Because in 46 years, after 1977, every regional Tiprasa political party has gone to Delhi and has come back with an agreement before the election. But after the election, Tiprasa doesn’t get anything,” Pradyot said in January

According to the lastet updates, BJP's leading figure has come down to 31 as Tipra Motha advanced its leads to 11 and the Congress+ stands at 17. However, Tipra Motha did not agree to join any of the alliance before the election

No result has been declared yet in Tripura and only latest trends are emerging as the counting is on.

1. BJP leading in 31 sets. 31 is the majority mark

2. Congress and Left leading in 16 seats

3. Tipra Motha is leading in 12 seats