Magnificent Victory in Tripura

Press Statement



The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:



Magnificent Victory in Tripura



The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) congratulates the
people of Tripura for the magnificent victory that they bestowed on the
Tripura Left Front in the elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous
District Council (TTAADC).



In a landslide victory, the Left Front has bagged all the 28 seats of the
TTAADC defeating all its opponents resoundingly. Except for five seats, in
all the other 23 seats, the Left Front got more than 50 per cent of the
votes polled.



The Polit Bureau appreciates the fact that the people of Tripura have
thwarted all attempts at creating ethnic tensions. Elections to the TTAADC
were held peacefully.



The Polit Bureau also congratulates the leaders, members, workers and
sympathizers of the Party and the Left Front for the hard work they put in
to make this victory so outstanding.