Agartala: The BJP-IPFT alliance won 31 seats in the 60-member Tripura assembly, securing its return to power in the northeastern state for the second time in a row.

According to the Election Commission website, 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.

"The BJP's victory was expected... We were eagerly waiting for it. Our responsibility has been increased with the decisive mandate," outgoing Chief Minister Manik Saha, who won from Town Bardowali defeating his nearest Congress rival Ashish Kumar Saha by 1,257 votes, said.

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Counting of votes in the three poll-bound states of Northeast India — Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland began at 8 am today amid tight security arrangements. As per trends, the BJP-led alliance is comfortably ahead in Tripura and Nagaland, while the NPP is emerging as the front-runner in Meghalaya. Neha Vashishth and Bikash Singh analyze the election results and its ramification for BJP, Congress and regional parties.

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Tripura: BJP-IPFT alliance gets majority in 60-member assembly, returns to power

According to the Election Commission website, 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.

Assembly Election Result 2023: Why this 'status quo' is special for BJP

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