The opposition Left and the Congress will not participate in the oath-taking ceremony to protest against post-poll violence in the northeastern state.
Former Tripura chief minister and sitting Congress legislator Sudhir Ranjan Majumder passed away on Sunday following a massive cardiac arrest. Majumder, 75, breathed his last in the wee hours after he was shifted to hospital late on Saturday night following a heart attack. He is survived by his wife.
The BJP's strong showing came as a surprise for many as the party did not even have a councillor in Tripura.
Manik Sarkar was elected chief minister after the 1998 polls.
'... that they should listen to people of the soil of the North East and find a permanent solution to tribal problems.'
Tripura should be taken as a case study on how misuse of the AFSPA can be avoided even while transforming public opinion and controlling insurgency, says Sanjib Deb.
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