The ruling BJP won 32 seats in the Tripura assembly, crossing the half-way mark in the 60-member house on its own, even as ally Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura could win from only one constituency.
Debutant Tipra Motha party of royal scion Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barman has made a big impact, winning 13 seats and coming in second behind the BJP, whose seat count has come down from 36 five years ago.
The CPI-M, which was the main opposition party since 2018 and ruled the state for 25 years prior to that, could win only 11 seats compared with 16 last time, despite having a pact with the Congress that won three seats. In 2018, the Congress had drawn a blank.
The Trinamool Congress had fielded 28 candidates and campaigned heavily in the runup to the polls, but did not open its account in Tripura.
The BJP had in May last year replaced Biplab Kumar Deb with Manik Saha as chief minister. This was seen as a move to counter any anti-incumbency factors.
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Chief minister Saha, who won from the Town Bardowali seat, dedicated the victory to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said the people rejected the Congress and Left parties. Saha said: “We were, however, expecting to win more seats. We will do post poll analysis.”
The date for the swearing-in ceremony will be decided after consultation with the central leadership, he said.
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