Highlights

1.59 pm ISTBiplab Deb, the front-runner for Tripura’s CM post, is leading from Banamalipur seat
1.52 pm ISTBJP secured over 42% votes
1.41 pm ISTManik Sarkar leads in Dhanpur constituency
1.34 pm ISTBJP-IPFT combine set to end 25-year Left rule in Tripura
1.15 pm ISTBJP parliamentary board to meet today evening on Tripura CM
12.47 pm ISTBJP-IPFT alliance ahead in 39 seats
12.34 pm ISTBJP-IPFT alliance ahead in 40 seats
12.16 pm ISTBJP will win 45 seats in Tripura: Himanta Biswa Sarma
12.12 pm ISTTripura assembly election results 2018 partywise vote share-1
12.11 pm ISTTripura assembly election results 2018 partywise vote share-2
11.56 am ISTBJP-IPFT alliance ahead in 43 seats, Left front on 16 seats
11.48 am ISTBJP’s Ram Madhav addresses media, calls results ‘revolutionary’
11.32 am ISTBJP set to win Tripura: Yogi Adityanath
11.26 am ISTBJP increases lead over CPM
10.54 am ISTBJP surges ahead of CPM, saffron party leads in 34 seats
10.47 am ISTBJP workers celebrate in Agartala
10.29 am ISTCPM leads on 30 seats, BJP ahead in 28 seats
10.22 am ISTTrends are encouraging, hopeful BJP will form govt in Tripura: Himanta Biswa Sarma
10.19 am ISTLet more rounds of counting complete: Brinda Karat
9.58 am ISTBJP makes significant gains in Left ruled Tripura
9.24 am ISTBJP leading in 4 seats, Left Front in 3, Manik Sarkar leads in Dhanpur seat
9.07 am ISTBJP vs Left in close contest in Tripura suggest early trends
8.34 am ISTHere’s what exit polls predicted for Tripura
8.11 am ISTCounting of votes begins at Agartala centre
7.36 am ISTTight security in place ahead of counting of votes
7.10 am ISTTripura election results will impact national politics: CPM leader
06.18 am ISTCouting of votes for Tripura election results to begin at 8am

BJP supporters wave party flag to celebrate the party’s win, which brought curtains down on the 25 years of CPM rule, after Tripura assembly election results were announced in Agartala on Saturday. Photo: PTI

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) alliance is all set to end the 25-year uninterrupted rule of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM)-led Left Front in Tripura throwing a big surprise on Saturday. At least two exit polls had predicted a BJP win, while another suggested close contest between the BJP and the Left alliances, with the latter having an advantage. The counting of votes began at 8am in Agartala, said the Election Commission officials. Polling for 59 seats in Tripura’s 60-member House were held on 18 February. Here are the latest updates and developments from the Tripura election results today:
1.59 pm IST Biplab Deb, the front-runner for Tripura’s CM post, is leading from Banamalipur seat
BJP's @BjpBiplab, the front-runner for Tripura's CM post leading from Banamalipur seat#Janadesh2018 #TripuraElection2018 pic.twitter.com/jVvub8ajUQ
— Doordarshan News (@DDNewsLive) March 3, 2018
1.52 pm IST BJP secured over 42% votesThe BJP strong showing came as a surprise for many as the party did not even have a councillor in Tripura. It had secured less than 2% votes in the 2013 Assembly election in the state. According to an EC source, the BJP contested in 51 seats in Tripura and secured over 42% votes. Its ally IPFT, which fielded candidates in 9 seats, got nearly 8% votes. On the other hand, the CPI(M)-led Left Front, which had captured 50 of the 60 seats in the 2013 Assembly poll, managed to secure nearly 44% this time, the EC source said. (PTI)
1.41 pm IST Manik Sarkar leads in Dhanpur constituencyChief minister Manik Sarkar was leading over his nearest BJP rival Pratima Bhoumik by over 2,000 votes in Dhanpur constituency. The Congress could not establish a lead in any of the constituencies. (PTI)
1.34 pm IST BJP-IPFT combine set to end 25-year Left rule in TripuraThe BJP-Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) combine was leading in 40 seats and was set to end the 25-year uninterrupted rule of the CPI(M)-led Left Front in Tripura. The BJP was leading in 32 seats with its ally IPFT ahead in 8 seats. The majority mark in the assembly is 31. BJP state president Biplab Kumar Deb was leading from Banamlipur seat. The ruling CPI(M), which has been in power for the last 25 years, was ahead in 19 seats. The Left Front had tasted defeat in 1988 Assembly polls at the hands of the Congress-Tripura Upajati Juba Samity combine. (PTI)
1.15 pm IST BJP parliamentary board to meet today evening on Tripura CMThe BJP Parliamentary Board will meet this evening to decide on the future Chief Minister of Tripura, where the party is likely to form a government, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav said on Saturday.“Our Parliamentary Board (the party’s highest decision making body) will meet in the evening and take a call,” he said at a press conference when asked who will be the BJP chief minister in Tripura.The BJP Parliamentary Board comprises Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party chief Amit Shah, home minister Rajnath Singh, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, finance minister Arun Jaitley, transport minister Nitin Gadkari besides a few others. (PTI)
12.47 pm IST BJP-IPFT alliance ahead in 39 seatsThe BJP and its ally Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) had surged ahead and established a lead in 39 constituencies, according to Election Commission. The majority mark in the 60-member assembly is 31, PTI reports.
12.34 pm IST BJP-IPFT alliance ahead in 40 seatsBJP along with its ally Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) is now leading in 40 seats, while the Left front is ahead in 19 seats, NDTV reports.
12.16 pm IST BJP will win 45 seats in Tripura: Himanta Biswa SarmaThe BJP will form the government after winning around 45 seats in the 60-member Tripura assembly, Assam minister and BJP in-charge for the state Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said. “We will be winning 44-45 seats in Tripura. We will form the government. People were fed up with the Manik Sarkar government which has been ruling the state for more than two decades and wanted to get rid of the CPI-M rule. Tribal votes in Tripura is around 35 per cent and they voted for the BJP lock, stock and barrel,” he told reporters in Agartala as initial trends indicated that the BJP is leading in 25 seats out the 59 seats where elections were held. (PTI)
12.12 pm IST Tripura assembly election results 2018 partywise vote share-1
Source: Election Commission
12.11 pm IST Tripura assembly election results 2018 partywise vote share-2
Source: Election Commission
11.56 am IST BJP-IPFT alliance ahead in 43 seats, Left front on 16 seatsBJP likely to form government in Tripura for the first time which has been the stronghold of Left front since 25 years. According to NDTV, BJP along with its ally Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) is now leading in 43 seats, while the Left front is ahead in 16 seats.
11.48 am IST BJP’s Ram Madhav addresses media, calls results ‘revolutionary’BJP’s Ram Madhav is addressing a media briefing in Tripura’s capital Agartala. Madhav has called the Tripura assembly elections results “revolutionary”.“This is a revolutionary result, all due to the blessings of Tripura Sundari Mata and people of the state and the hard work of PM Modi and party workers,” ANI quoted Madhav as saying.On Meghalaya, Madhav said that the saffron party will try to ensure that a non-Congress government is formed in the state.“In Meghalaya a divided result is a possibility, we will see that a non-Congress Govt is formed there. Himanta Biswa Sarma ji is leaving for Meghalaya shortly,” ANI quoted the BJP leader as saying.
11.32 am IST BJP set to win Tripura: Yogi AdityanathUttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has called BJP performance in Tripura ‘historic’.“BJP is all set for a historic win in Tripura, I would like to congratulate PM Modi, Amit Shah ji and our party workers. Even our performance in Nagaland and Meghalaya is historic. Important day in Indian politics,” ANI quoted Adityanath as saying.
11.26 am IST BJP increases lead over CPMThe BJP and its ally Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) were leading in 39 out of the 59 constituencies whose trends were available, NDTV reports. The CPM-led Left front is ahead in 20 seats, it adds. CM Manik Sarkar was leading from Dhanpur constituency. BJP state president Biplab Kumar Deb and party MLA Sudip Roy Burman were leading in their respective seats of Banamlipur and Agartala.
10.54 am IST BJP surges ahead of CPM, saffron party leads in 34 seatsNDTV reports the Left Front is trailing behind BJP in Tripura assembly election results on Saturday. BJP is leading in 34 seats, while the Left Front is ahead in 25 seats, it adds.
10.47 am IST BJP workers celebrate in Agartala
Agartala: #BJP workers celebrate as trends show the party leading in #TripuraElection2018 pic.twitter.com/idwyo77w8t
— ANI (@ANI) March 3, 2018
10.29 am IST CPM leads on 30 seats, BJP ahead in 28 seatsNDTV reports the Left Front is ahead on 30 seats in Tripura, while the BJP is leading in 28 seats.
10.22 am IST Trends are encouraging, hopeful BJP will form govt in Tripura: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Trends are encouraging, I am hopeful and confident that BJP will form the Govt in Tripura: Himanta Biswa Sarma,BJP #TripuraElection2018 pic.twitter.com/NQFaGsNwZ2
— ANI (@ANI) March 3, 2018
10.19 am IST Let more rounds of counting complete: Brinda Karat
We are very confident, let more rounds of counting complete, our leads are going to get much bigger: Brinda Karat,CPI on #TripuraElection2018 pic.twitter.com/kacKtClpnx
— ANI (@ANI) March 3, 2018
9.58 am IST BJP makes significant gains in Left ruled TripuraThe BJP is leading in 23 constituencies in the Left Front ruled Tripura as trends are available for 40 seats. The CPI(M) led Left Front is leading in 17 seats. Chief minister Manik Sarkar (Dhanpur) and PWD Minister Badal Chowdhury (Hrishyamukh) are leading. BJP state president Biplab Kumar Deb (Banamlipur) and party MLA Sudip Roy Burman (Agartala) are leading. (PTI)NDTV, on the other hand, reports BJP and CPM are neck and neck with both parties leading in 29 seats. BJP has gained an advantage of 29 seats compared to 2013 assembly polls.
9.24 am IST BJP leading in 4 seats, Left Front in 3, Manik Sarkar leads in Dhanpur seatThe BJP was leading in four assembly seats, while the Left Front was leading in three seats in Tripura, as per the trends made available by the Election Commission. While Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar was leading from Dhanpur, BJP state unit president Biplab Kumar Deb was leading from Banamalipur seat. State PWD Minister Badal Choudury was leading from Hrishyamukh seat. Voting was held for 59 constituencies in Tripura following the death of a candidate. The strength of the state Assembly is 60. (PTI)
9.07 am IST BJP vs Left in close contest in Tripura suggest early trendsEarly trends suggest a close fight between the Left front and the BJP in Tripura. According to NDTV, the Left front is leading in 24 seats, while the BJP is ahead in 19 seats in Tripura.
8.34 am IST Here’s what exit polls predicted for TripuraTwo exit polls, conducted by JanKiBaat-NewsX and AxisMyIndia have tipped the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) alliance to win the just-concluded assembly elections in Tripura.Another exit poll, by CVoter, predicts a close fight, but with the incumbent Left Front winning again.Exit polls are predicting 24-50 seats for the BJP-led alliance with a vote share of 43-51%, and 9-34 seats for the Left front with a vote share of at least 40% in the 60-member assembly.
8.11 am IST Counting of votes begins at Agartala centre
Visuals from inside a counting centre in Agartala #TripuraElection2018 pic.twitter.com/bl6vg5nErc
— ANI (@ANI) March 3, 2018
7.36 am IST Tight security in place ahead of counting of votes
#Tripura: Visuals from outside the counting centre in Agartala. pic.twitter.com/tbU1xPlJL8
— ANI (@ANI) March 3, 2018
7.10 am IST Tripura election results will impact national politics: CPM leaderKolkata: The Tripura election results will have far-reaching consequences not only nationally, but also within the Communist Party of India (Marxist), which has been in power in the state for the past 25 years, a CPM leader said.“If the Left Front wins in Tripura then there might not be any chance of altering the political draft that has been adopted. But, if the BJP wins, then the question of adjustment with the Congress to stop the BJP will again come up,” said a CPM leader. A senior CPM central committee member, who did not wish to be named, echoed the view and said there is always the chance of change in the draft resolution before it is finally adopted by the party congress. PTI
06.18 am IST Couting of votes for Tripura election results to begin at 8amThe counting of votes for the Tripura election results will begin at 8 am, said officials of the Election Commission, in what will be a keenly watched verdict.The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is looking to dethrone the 25-year-old Left Front government in Tripura currently led by Manik Sarkar. The BJP already has its governments in three northeast states--Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur.

First Published: Sat, Mar 03 2018. 07 11 AM IST