According to official data, in Part no-44 of Mazlishpur, there were 545 voters but 574 votes cast, and in Part no-44 of Khayerpur, 1290 voters were registered but 1292 votes were recorded. Similar irregularities were found in Part no-25 of Khayerpur and Part no-38 of Mohanpur. Jiten called for the annulment of elections in both constituencies and a fresh, fair re-election.
The TIPRA Motha has kept speculation alive about the party it will support in the Tripura bypolls scheduled to be held on September 5 and said that it will announce its stand on August 19
Former CM Manik Sarkar told reporters that while the state suffered from armed insurgency earlier, it is now suffering from political terrorism under BJP's watch.
In a significant revelation, the Chief Minister also said a section of BJP Karyakartas suffered from “bichyuti” or “deviations” and got influenced by other political parties and said the party would need to be “discussed” in the party.