Left parties today said their landslide victory in Tripura urban local bodies elections "reaffirmed" the people's support to policies of the state government led by CPI(M).
"The politburo hails the sweeping victory of CPI (M) and Left Front in the Tripura urban bodies elections. The politburo greets the people of Tripura for this fulsome support. It conveys its congratulations to all the cadres and activists of CPI (M) and the Front," CPI (M) said in a statement.
The party noted that the victory shows urban people have "reaffirmed" their support to policies of the CPI(M)-led government in Tripura" just as" the rural population had earlier.
The "massive" victory proves once again that the people of Tripura have full faith in the policies of the Left Front government, the statement said.
Left Front in Tripura won a sweeping victory in the election to 20 civic bodies, including the 49-member Agartala Municipal Corporation.
Altogether, elections were held in 310 seats in 20 civic bodies in which Left Front candidates won 291, while opposition Congress and BJP secured 13 and 4 seats respectively. The rest two were won by independent candidates.
This was the first time that BJP won seats in civic bodies.
