Perspective : Assembly Elections 2023 | 18 January, 2023

Summary

In this episode of Sunset Television's 'Perspective', host Vishal Dahiya discusses the upcoming assembly elections in Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Tripura, scheduled for February with results in March. With 62.8 lakh electors, these elections are crucial as BJP defends its power in Tripura, facing potential opposition alliances. In Meghalaya, NPP and BJP form the ruling coalition, while Nagaland sees a stable alliance led by NDPP. The discussion includes insights from experts on the political landscape, key issues, and the role of regional parties in shaping the outcomes.

Takeaways

• 🗳️ The Election Commission of India announced the schedule for assembly elections in Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Tripura.
• 📅 Voting for Tripura will be on 16th February, and for Nagaland and Meghalaya on 27th February, with results on 2nd March.
• 🗺️ The terms of the legislative assemblies in these three states are due to expire in March 2024.
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 There are over 6.28 million electors combined in these three northeastern states.
• 🏛️ BJP is the ruling party in Tripura with Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha.
• 🤝 In Meghalaya, the ruling coalition consists of NPP and BJP with Conrad Sangma as the Chief Minister.
• 🗣️ In Nagaland, the ruling United Democratic Alliance includes NDPP, BJP, and NPF with Neiphiu Rio as the Chief Minister.
• 🔍 The elections in these states are expected to be interesting due to various political dynamics, including the rise of regional parties.
• 🏟️ BJP's stronghold in Tripura will be challenged by a potential alliance of opposition parties, including the Left and Trinamool Congress.
• 📊 Meghalaya has seen significant political changes, with Congress losing its stronghold and NPP emerging as a key player.
• ⚖️ In Nagaland, the NDPP-BJP alliance is stable, but the focus remains on development and the Naga political issue.

Q & A

What is the focus of the television show 'Perspective'?

'Perspective' focuses on detailed analysis of key national and international issues.

Which states are mentioned as having upcoming assembly elections?

Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Tripura.

When will the assembly elections be held in Tripura, Nagaland, and Meghalaya?

The elections will be held on February 16 in Tripura and on February 27 in Nagaland and Meghalaya.

Who is the current Chief Minister of Tripura?

Dr. Manik Saha.

Which parties form the ruling coalition in Meghalaya?

The ruling coalition in Meghalaya is formed by the National People's Party (NPP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

What is the United Democratic Alliance in Nagaland composed of?

The United Democratic Alliance in Nagaland is composed of the National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Naga People's Front (NPF).

What are some challenges faced by the BJP in Tripura?

The BJP faces challenges such as infighting and factionalism, and the need to defend their performance against a potential grand alliance of opposition parties.

Who is the key figure in the emerging party in Tripura fighting for greater 'Thipra land'?

Pradyot Bikram Manikya DebBarma, a former Congressman and young leader from the royal family of Tripura.

How many legislators does the BJP have in the Meghalaya assembly?

The BJP has only two legislators in the Meghalaya assembly.

What is the current status of the Congress party in Meghalaya?

The Congress party has seen a significant decline, going from 21 seats to zero in the recent assembly elections.

Outlines

00:00

🗳️ Overview of Upcoming Assembly Elections in Three Northeastern States

Vishal Dahiya introduces the topic of the assembly elections in Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Tripura. The Election Commission of India has announced the voting dates: Tripura on February 16, and Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27. The results will be declared on March 2. The legislative terms in these states are set to expire in mid-March. There are over 62.8 lakh voters in total. The BJP is the ruling party in Tripura, the NPP-BJP coalition leads in Meghalaya, and the United Democratic Alliance governs Nagaland.

05:01

🔍 Analysis of Tripura's Political Landscape

Sandeep Fukun, a senior journalist, discusses the political scenario in Tripura, where the BJP is defending its position against a possible Grand Alliance of opposition parties. The left ruled for over two decades before being ousted by the BJP. The emergence of the Trinamool Congress adds to the political complexity. Internal factionalism within the BJP and a potential alliance with regional tribal parties led by former Congressman Pradyot Manikya make the election particularly interesting.

10:03

🗺️ Role of Tribal Parties and Alliances in Tripura

The discussion continues on the significance of tribal parties in Tripura, particularly the party formed by Pradyot Manikya from the royal family. His demand for 'Greater Tripura land' could influence alliances. Dr. Sunil K. Chaudhary weighs in on the potential impact of anti-incumbency against the BJP, the developmental benefits from national policies, and the ongoing economic integration in the Northeast, which could affect the BJP's performance in the state.

15:03

🌐 Political Dynamics in Meghalaya

David Letslong, a senior journalist from Meghalaya, highlights the political actions since the last elections. Despite winning only two seats, the BJP played a key role in forming the government with the NPP. The Congress, which was the single largest party, has seen a decline, losing many of its members to the NPP and other regional parties. The NPP is confident but faces challenges from regional parties and internal dynamics. The role of the Congress and its struggle to regain ground is also examined.

20:05

🏛️ Coalition Politics and Regional Dynamics in Nagaland

Lauren Sanglao from Nagaland discusses the coalition government of NDPP and BJP. The alliance seems stable with a 20-40 seat-sharing arrangement, but internal challenges and the influence of regional parties remain. The discussion also touches on the limitations faced by the NDPP in making decisions without the BJP's central leadership's approval. The regional parties' dynamics and the political scenario leading up to the elections are explored.

Keywords

💡Assembly elections

Assembly elections refer to the process by which representatives are chosen to be members of the legislative assembly in each state. In the context of the video, assembly elections are set to take place in the Indian states of Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Tripura. These elections determine the leadership and legislative direction of each state.

💡Election Commission of India

The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering election processes in India at both the national and state levels. In the video, it announced the schedule for the upcoming assembly elections in Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Tripura, highlighting its role in organizing and overseeing the electoral process.

💡Nagaland

Nagaland is one of the northeastern states in India where the upcoming assembly elections will be held. The state currently has a coalition government led by the United Democratic Alliance. The video discusses the political landscape and key players in Nagaland's elections.

💡Meghalaya

Meghalaya is another northeastern state in India mentioned in the video, where assembly elections are scheduled. The state is currently governed by a coalition led by the National People's Party (NPP) and the BJP. The video analyzes the political dynamics and challenges faced by the ruling coalition and opposition parties in Meghalaya.

💡Tripura

Tripura is the third northeastern state in India discussed in the video, with assembly elections slated for February. The BJP is the ruling party in Tripura, having won the last election with a significant majority. The video examines the political situation in Tripura, including the challenges posed by opposition parties.

💡BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)

The BJP, or Bharatiya Janata Party, is a major political party in India and the ruling party in Tripura. In the video, the BJP's performance and strategies in the upcoming elections in Tripura, as well as its role in coalition governments in Nagaland and Meghalaya, are discussed.

💡NPP (National People's Party)

The National People's Party (NPP) is a regional political party in India, currently leading the ruling coalition in Meghalaya. The video discusses the NPP's position, its alliance with the BJP, and the challenges it faces in the upcoming elections.

💡Coalition government

A coalition government is formed when multiple political parties collaborate to create a majority in the legislature. In the video, coalition governments in Meghalaya and Nagaland are highlighted, with alliances between the NPP and BJP in Meghalaya, and the United Democratic Alliance in Nagaland.

💡Anti-incumbency

Anti-incumbency refers to the opposition and discontent towards current officeholders or the ruling government, often influencing voters to seek change. The video mentions anti-incumbency as a potential factor in the upcoming elections, particularly in Tripura, where the BJP is defending its majority.

💡Greater Tipraland

Greater Tipraland is a proposed autonomous region in Tripura, advocated by the Tipra Motha party, led by former Congress leader Pradyot Kishore Deb Barman. The video discusses how this demand could impact the political landscape and alliances in the Tripura elections.

💡Regional parties

Regional parties are political parties that operate primarily within a specific state or region, focusing on local issues and interests. The video discusses the role of regional parties in the northeastern states of India, such as the NPP in Meghalaya and the NDPP in Nagaland, and their impact on the elections.

Highlights

Announcement of assembly election schedule for Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Tripura.

Tripura elections to be held on February 16, Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27, with results on March 2.

BJP is the ruling party in Tripura with Dr. Manik Sarkar as Chief Minister.

NPP and BJP form the ruling coalition in Meghalaya with Conrad Sangma as Chief Minister.

Nagaland's ruling coalition is the United Democratic Alliance comprising NDPP, BJP, and NPF with Neiphiu Rio as Chief Minister.

BJP will defend its performance in Tripura against a potential Grand Alliance of opposition parties.

BJP previously breached Tripura's long-standing left rule with a significant majority.

In Tripura, the emergence of the Trinamool Congress adds complexity to the political landscape.

Greater Tipraland movement led by a former Congress leader from Tripura's royal family might play a crucial role.

In Meghalaya, NPP leads the ruling coalition with BJP support, despite BJP having only two legislators.

The Congress, despite being the single largest party in previous Meghalaya elections, has seen its strength diminish significantly.

Nagaland's political landscape features a stable coalition with the NDPP and BJP, despite some internal challenges.

Regional parties in Nagaland rely on central government support for development and funding.

Meghalaya and Nagaland reflect the strength and complexity of coalition politics in northeastern states.

These northeastern state elections are crucial for BJP's strategy to increase its national footprint beyond traditional strongholds.

Transcripts

everyone

[Music]

namaskar and welcome to Sunset

television I'm Vishal dahiya and you're

watching our show perspective where we

bring you detailed analysis of key

National and international issues today

we're going to talk about the assembly

elections in three states now the

election commission of India on

Wednesday announced the schedule for

nagaland meghalaya and tripura assembly

elections voting for assembly elections

in tripura will be held on 16th of

February and nagaland and meghalaya on

27th of February the results will be

declared on 2nd of March the term of

legislative Assemblies of these three

states nagaland meghalaya and tripura

are due to expire on 12th March 15th

March and 22nd March respectively there

are more than 62.8 lakh electors

combined in these three Northeastern

states which are going to polls BJP is

the ruling party in tripura with Dr

manik sarkar as chief minister who took

over from biblab Dev in May 2022 NPP and

BJP form the ruling Coalition in

meghalaya with Conrad sangma of NPP as

the chief minister and the ruling

Coalition in nagaland is a United

Democratic Alliance comprising of

national Democratic Progressive Party

that is ndpp the BJP and the Naga

people's front npf with nephew of ndpp

as the chief minister so today we'll

take a look at what are the major key

issues here in these three particular

states which are going to polls and also

how interesting and important are these

elections going to be and for more on

this we're joined by a distinguished

panel of experts let me first introduce

them to you beginning with Mrs Sandy

fukun here joining me uh in the studio

senior journalists from Northeastern

State Assam only and keeps a very close

watch on all the developments out there

in those states have covered elections

there also Dr Sunil K choudhary is also

with us a professor of political science

from Delhi University and we have two

more uh you know senior journalists who

are joining us David letslong who's

joining us the senior journalist from

meghalaya and laureni sanglao from

kohima in in nagaland is also with us

welcome both of you also to Sunset

television

I'll begin with you Sandeep and let's

start by asking the obvious question one

is how interesting these elections are

going to be in these three states and

let's start with tripura only

all the three states they're small

states they are very beautiful States

all three of them

and they would also be politically quite

interesting uh tripura for the simple

reason that BJP is in power and they are

defending themselves against what could

possibly be a Grand Alliance

of opposition parties remember tripura

was the other Red Fort as it were you

know the left ruled continuously for

over two decades uh but that uh was sort

of breached by the BJP in the last

elections and uh and what a breach I

mean and with a huge majority yeah so it

was just they just got the left got

swept away the Congress has been fairly

weak uh there is also emergence of

trinamul Congress there

so these factors make it quite

interesting because BJP will have to

defend themselves or defend their

performance they haven't had it easy

remember they have had in in the course

of five years they've changed their

chief minister people of day was brought

into rajya Sabha and Dr manik sahas now

the chief minister there is infighting

and factionalism there but the

opposition also isn't really in a very

strong position Congress as I said is

much weak uh he's likely to play the

younger brothers role in

tripura I would assume that the left

would play a bigger role or the Big

Brother's role meghalaya is again

interesting Mr Conrad sangma we will go

to meghalaya Sandeep but but first

staying with how about uh you know uh

the smaller tribal parties in India in

fact I'm glad you actually stopped me

there yeah so the biggest Factor would

be an emerging party uh you know this

Allah

so this is uh formed by you know it's an

alliance of tribal parties formed by

former Congress you know Congressman uh

young leader

produce

from the royal family of tripura he's

been fighting for what he calls is

greater thipra land so greater tripura

land he says that whoever is willing to

give me in writing I will align with

them with that party or that Alliance

but he's also uh on several occasions

he's sort of reached out to

his former party and the left saying

that you know they should come and

support me okay and so I think there are

issues there because the left will

perhaps not agree with uh you know

greater thibraland or may have

reservations I wouldn't know whether

they would agree at this point or not

but those are issues that they will have

to settle but yes he is going to play a

big role in terms of being a king maker

in tripura okay okay and the other

states as I said well we'll come to the

we'll come to the other states one by

one but let me first bring in Dr

Chaudhary here as well on on tripura Dr

Chaudhary do you agree that you know uh

given the kind of picture which uh

Sandeep here painted is going to be

really interesting a BJP which emerged

Victorious with a huge majority uh you

know in in previous elections and this

time around the left which was Swept

Away live you know aligning with

Congress it's uh one time uh you know

political enemy in the state yeah uh in

fact one has to see that that the

anti-bjp parties it is led by left or

the other civil society organizations or

those the tribal organizations how

effective they can just uh Place their

candidates Visa BJP candidates in this

state uh I would say that uh anti-income

one has to see because the change of

leadership in BJP might give this

feeling of Fantine compensation in the

state but keeping view the landslide

Victory with which BJP won the state

last time uh challenging this left

domain over there over a I mean left has

been dominating the state for past so

many elections so one has to see that

whether this anti-in governments is

still surviving over there or not but I

would say that this the national

policies which are actually percolated

down to the tripura besides other three

states other two states uh one could see

that this actual realization of this at

East policy where tripura was a major

beneficiary besides other states uh one

could see whether this anti-incumbency

would be there keeping you the

developmental planks of the state

government and the national politics

there

secondly I would see that

the Northeast as a whole

there is more a shift from cultural

integration to economic integration okay

and BJP has been instrumental in the

state leadership has been very

Progressive in taking those

developmental benefits to the state of

tripura so bringing that into point one

could see that

BJP would be winning the elections or

the how strong their position would be

in countering the Electoral gains so the

BJP one has to see okay indeed it's

going to be a very interesting battle

out there in tripura let's now uh shift

Focus to uh meghalaya David that's long

is with us David you know when we look

at meghalaya of course there has been a

lot of political action over the past a

few years starting from the time when

the results for the previous elections

were declared now in these elections how

do you see you know things moving ahead

the ruling Alliance NPP and BJP

um the ruling Alliance the NPP and BJP

uh if you were to call it because the

BJP has only two uh legislators and uh

yet they did manage to uh come in and

um be instrumental in forming the

government because when in 18 the

Congress was the single largest with 21

seats and uh no one actually expected uh

that it would be a non-congress

government however the carpet was swept

uh you know very swiftly and yes the BJP

was instrumental in getting the NPP to

put together a coalition

uh very uh ably supported by the UDP

which was then the largest uh the second

largest uh the largest regional party

with eight uh legislators and then

subsequently other smaller Regional

parties uh came into the fall and yes

they manage and ever since the NPP LED

uh and BJP supported uh magular

Democratic Alliance government uh held

the range of power so

if you were to say uh that from a very

clear perspective from on what uh people

have seen is that uh though the BJP uh

may not have one uh

you know many seats two out of 60 is

seriously insignificant but they did

manage to uh take charge they did manage

to keep the NPP and everybody together

and so yes uh what the people are keen

and uh the voters are actually

interested into is into seeing how

proactive and how a more uh upfront the

BJP would be because today it's always

it's just been the NPP that's been

branding itself uh the BJP hasn't done

so uh the the regional parties have also

left all The Branding of governance to

the NPP so whether it is a team

submission of the fact that uh come what

may will go uh you know to the uh to the

biggest or to the best bidder okay that

remains to be seen having said that yes

the NPP is is very confident that it

would resume power it would again come

back but at the ground it does not seem

to appear that way and like you you know

when you you started you said magler has

always been full of surprises yes indeed

uh Mega has always sprung all kinds of

surprises when it comes to political

Dynamics so looking at this I would say

oh

right now it it appears that uh the

battle is said it remains to be seen on

how the regional parties take the game

forward and take the war forward the NPP

has a game plan they're going Full

Throttle uh it remains to be seen what

the BJP will now come up and uh you know

share with the voters as to whether it

is time for them to be in the Forefront

and and and how about uh you know the

previous elections single largest party

you know Congress how are they faring

David

well frankly it looks like uh this uh uh

doesn't look too good in the sense that

it it is hard to start afresh from 21

seats to zero seats in five years in the

assembly is uh hample uh uh you know

sign that the Congress has not been able

to hold its Fort its family together in

the State uh first we had immediately in

2018 Miss Dango is a former speaker who

quit okay to joined the NPP contested

the by-elections but lost to the UDP and

then you have two deaths okay of two

legislators the by-elections were won by

the MPP

and then of course in 2021 Dr mukul

Samba the former Chief Minister a very

senior Congressman uh left the the party

with uh 12 legislators that left the

congress with just five uh with 17 and

then the the other out of the five three

have joined the UDP to have joined

Regional parties so obviously the

congress party

which actually is a household name in

Magalia widely accepted uh this time

round has to start from scratch okay

eating the front would be just the uh

the party president who is the current

Lok Sabha MP Mr Vincent Pala and a

couple of former mlas but

um really it's like a new beginning for

them okay okay we'll uh we'll we'll come

back to that uh with both of you as well

but let me first bring in uh Lorraine uh

from kohima uh Lauren's nagaland is

concerned you know uh how's the

political Battleground set there this

time around because therein also is a

coalition government uh when again BJP

is a coalition partner

um yes uh here in nagaland as you many

people know like there are Regional

parties correlation with pgp party uh

since last government and since the

previous government also but in the

since starting last government there has

been a people alliance with the pgb the

ndpb led by the president chief minister

niferio so what we see here you know

like um uh till in the coming election

also it has been declared also but um

again they have this 2040 seat sharing

that has been uh from announced from

before and even now chief minister the

President Chief Minister is also saying

that the the

Alliance is still intact and their teach

sharing is also still in Tech but again

when we look into uh you know like how

the NADA container has commended Shri

him under this was it's also commanded

that it's yet to be decided so looking

at that you know scenario because uh

ndpp also on the first uh let me come to

this NDP also if we see now you know

like they have more mlas and okay

legislators they have the fortices also

along with that we have seen we have

seen the npf MLS who has joined the NDP

so now they are floating with you know

many sitting mlas where I think they

might be finding a little difficulty and

distributing the ticket also because

they have only 40 seats so which has

been already been announced so uh maybe

in the last moment they made something

might come up also or they might go with

the intact uh 40 20 year old so she's

sharing with bjb but again on the other

hand they are again for mlas who are

left in the npf party the opposition who

did not join the ndpp and PG populations

so uh here what we see in nagaland is

that yes of course

uh in the this government uh ndpp also

has been a little handicapped because

they could not make the final decision

in making any final decision without the

consent of the higher authority which

they say like pgb incent in the center

which has the higher higher command Okay

so every time for any decision making

also they have to depend for the high

command to make the decision so what we

have seen through these uh five years of

term with the

UDA government previously it was then

government but now when the most of the

mlas from npf the opposition government

joined joined the diagram and they have

changed into the United democritical

lines okay okay so NDP has been a little

you know like crippled in a sense if I

say so they could not make any decision

for the stage development in any kind of

development developmental works or any

kind of decision okay or any issues so

there has been you know a little of a

talk of words between also

so so the regional parties uh you know

versus the national parties there and

that brings me uh to you Sandeep you

know when we look at uh both National

parties let's first uh look at uh the

Congress because you know in uh

meghalayas as David was pointing out you

know it looks like uh congress's loss

was throughout the five years despite

being the single largest party and in

five years they came down from 21 to

zero when the next elections are

announced another example of congress's

mismanagement that's one and two when we

look at BJP which is in Alliance in you

know part of the ruling Coalition in

both the states meghalaya and nagaland

despite the fact that it doesn't have

much presence

yeah I mean well you can say in a way

poor political management uh though it

was not entirely there doing as Mr David

said pointed out that eventually many of

these legislators you know saw future uh

in Regional parties and Mr mukul sangma

who was a tall leader of the Congress he

actually went to trinamool so actually

trinamol is the principal three no more

Congress is the principal opposition

party in meghalaya but to begin with I

think the fact that they were not

invited despite being the single largest

party the governor did not invite them

because the BJP there the Assam chief

minister uh Mr himanta vishwa Sharma

played a very quick role in he is also

personal friends with

Conrad sangma so he played a very

important role in bringing together all

these uh yeah and then organizing this

Coalition but going ahead I think there

are issues between the BJP as Mr David

pointed out that

um what will the BJP do because in terms

of political branding their National

People's Party NPP has been sort of is

the big big brother there but they have

had several differences of opinion with

the BJP take the example of the citizen

Amendment act they were strongly opposed

to the ACT okay so there are other

issues also and then what what about

nagaland when we look at you know the

alliance Partners there as well not

everything has always been hunky-dory in

every Alliance but you know the problem

of Plenty for uh there uh I think

nagaland Alliance is very Rock Solid I

mean they are very stable and nephew Rio

is as reliable and Ally as you can get

in any political Coalition I think there

the challenge could be you know to take

along the Naga civil society when it

comes to the naga political issue okay

that has seen a stalemate of thoughts uh

you know it hasn't really moved beyond

the framework agreement though in recent

times I've read that NSE and I am and

nationalist Naga political organization

they have all sort of extended their

support to the center

but I think that's the big issue uh

and of course development is going to be

a big issue

Regional parties in the Northeast tend

to stay with the alliance that is ruling

the center because it's also easy for

them these are small states they need

they depend on the center's largest in

terms of funds so

I wouldn't see much of a problem but in

meghalaya I understand that there are

serious issues uh actually from the side

of the BJP okay uh

Mr David can perhaps throw a better

light on it but okay apparently the BJP

in meghalaya wants to sort of break out

of that Alliance and come on their own I

don't know how far these reports are

true we'll have to wait and watch uh

till the time you know uh the candidates

are announced the entire intricacies of

the alliance partnership is announced

there and which should happen uh you

know in the next few days but before we

bring this to an end uh Dr Chaudhary you

know from the national parties and

Regional parties perspective as Sandeep

was pointing out as David and Lauren was

also referring to you know this this

combination the the rise of regional

parties out there and their relationship

with the national parties beat the BJP

which is in ruling Alliance or the

Congress uh which is on the losing side

I would say that these three

Northeastern states I mean they reflect

the second quarter final to Lok Sabha

2024. the the first preceding one was

Gujarat and uh Himachal Pradesh when I

say second quarter final like these

three important uh States Northeastern

states uh both meghalaya and uh nagaland

they reflect the strength of Coalition

system so long as BCP as a strong

partner of both these two coalitions in

nagaland and meghalaya uh we have to see

how these two coalitions sustain in

these two states and how effective their

position either from the Congress or the

other racial players challenging their

hegemony or their their dominance there

in the states as David is also rightly

pointed out developmental issues are

important local issues are going to

determine the elections results in all

these three states so we have to see how

this battle goes far ahead moving away

from these uh local and developmental

issues to the National issues and how

BJP tries to collage together with these

two strong collisions in meghalaya and

nagaland and how strongly it comes out

in tirupura the days have to be seen

okay okay Sandeep do you agree with that

second quarter final uh before 2024

because there are there are many other

assembly elections yeah I think this is

a busy election yeah we have Karnataka

we have mizoram we have Rajasthan madhya

Pradesh chhattisgarh busy uh you know

it's a busy election uh here this year

but I think for the BJP it is very

important these states are very

important uh not just because see it

breaks The Stereotype that you know BJP

has emerged as the the alternative Pan

national party to the Congress right and

these were Congress strongholds so

ideologically also BJP for BJP it is

very important to have governance or be

partner in governments that are uh you

know not the traditional Hindi Belt

states and they're not Hindi States

increasing the footprint and it is very

important for them ideologically to uh

to you know have faith in their allies

or to maintain good relations with their

allies okay uh and also if possible

retain tripura and come back to Power

okay why it is important for them

because to you know for their presence

simply because of their presence okay

okay let's let's see what uh 63 lakh old

or you know voters in these three states

uh uh come to a decision which is who

wins these elections and uh who gets to

sit in the opposition again thank you so

much uh

David and laureny as well for joining us

and sharing your views and insight we'll

keep on coming back to you guys for more

inputs uh for the next two months of uh

political uh Battle Ground which has now

been set in these three states that is

meghalaya nagaland anthropura with the

election dates announced we'll come back

again uh with more details on this and

other topics as well till then keep

watching Sunset television thank you

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thank you