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Narendra Modi wishes BJP workers, people of Tripura for 'overwhelming' results in panchayat poll

| @indiablooms | Aug 02, 2019, at 03:49 pm

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished people of Tripura and the Bharatiya Janata Party workers after it registered an overwhelming results at the three-tier panchayats, which was declared yesterday and where BJP secured over 97 percent seats.

"Tripura’s faith in @BJP4India  remains unwavering! I thank the people of the state for blessing the party in the Panchayat Elections across the state. The transformative work in Tripura’s rural areas is positively impacting many lives. Kudos to the local unit for the hardwork!," he tweeted.

He said the BJP's strong performance in the state reflected the power of development politics.

"I would urge @BJP4India Karyakartas from other states to interact with Karyakartas from Tripura. The Party’s repeated successes in the state demonstrate the power of development politics and democratic temperament. It also shows that with the right effort, everything is possible," he tweeted.

Since, BJP won 85 per cent seats of the panchayat without contest. Election was held only in 833 gram panchayat seats, 82 panchayat samity seats and 79 Zilla Parishad seats out of the total 6,111 gram panchayat, 419 panchayat samity and 116 Zilla Parishad seats in Tripura.

The ruling BJP won 638, Congress 158, CPI (M) 22 and BJP’s ally Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) six seats. Nine seats were won by the Independents.

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