Modi says BJP ideology won in Tripura; Lenin statue razed: 10 developments

Tripura violence: A statue of Left icon and Communist leader Vladimir Lenin was demolished using a bulldozer at Belonia town in South Tripura

After the Tripura Assembly election results 2018, which saw the BJP demolishing the CPI(M)-led Left Front and winning a two-thirds majority together with its ally, the IPFT, there have been reports of sporadic violence and clashes among rival political groups in different parts of the state. Section 144 has been imposed in several violence-affected areas of Tripura. 

Also, a statue of communist icon Vladimir Lenin was demolished at Belonia town in South Tripura on Monday. 

On Tuesday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to the state's Governor and the DGP and asked them to ensure peace till a new government