It s victory for Modi s politics of development: Amit Shah

New Delhi March 3 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday said the party s victory in the Tripura assembly elections is a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi s politics of development.

"I thank brothers and sisters of Tripura for their massive support to the BJP. This is the victory for Modi s politics of development and his commitment to the welfare of northeastern region of India " Shah said in a tweet.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is headed to form the government in Tripura for the first time after toppling the Left Front led by Communist Party of India-Marxist which had been ruling the state since 1993.

The elections to 59 seats of the 60-member Assembly were held on February 18. Polling was deferred to March 12 in Charilam (Reserved-Tribal) seat due to the death of sitting MLA and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) candidate Ramendra Narayan Debbarma.

--IANS
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