Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was impressed by the BJP's win in recent bypolls to two assembly seats which have sizeable minority voters.
Hossain says people of all faiths voted for him, and he will work for everyone; CPI(M) blames Hossain's 30,000-plus margin victory from Boxanagar, a seat held by it for 25 years, on rigging
The results for seven assembly byelections, held in six states, will be out on Friday, an event that will determine the electoral prospects of the newly formed INDIA alliance.
The BJP won the by-elections to the Dhanpur and Boxanagar assembly seats in Tripura s Sepahijala district on Friday, according to the Election Commission. | Latest News India
The BJP won the Dhanpur seat for the first time in the Assembly polls held seven months ago and retained it in the by-election. In a significant victory, the ruling party wrested the minority-dominated Boxanagar seat from the CPI(M) in the bypoll. With these victories, the BJP s tally in the 60-member Assembly increased to 33. Its ally, IPFT, has one MLA, while the Tipra Motha has 13 MLAs, the CPI(M) 10 and the Congress three.