At the age of 84, the retired Civil Service officer and humanitarian Himangshu Mohan Chowdhury  passed away.

During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, when he was serving as the Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) in Sonamura, Chowdhury assisted over 2.5 lakh Bangladeshis who had fled to Tripura to escape persecution at home.

He had put up tents and temporary kitchens to provide food and shelter for the refugees.

The Union government awarded him the country’s third-highest civilian honor in 1972.

The then-Bangladeshi government honored him for his “dedication and spontaneity”

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha tweeted, “Deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Himangshu Mohan Chowdhury-ji, the state’s first Padma Shri recipient.”

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“May his soul rest in eternal serenity. Om Shanti!” CM Saha added.

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Traditional rivals Congress and the Left have joined forces for the first time to challenge the BJP in the election for the state’s 60-member assembly in Tripura, which promises to have greater national resonance than the other two states.

At 8am, the counting of ballots in Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland will commence. “Result trends will begin at 8:00 am on the 2nd of March,” reads a message on the website of the Election Commission of India. Postal ballots will be counted first, followed by electronic voting machines. The results will be updated on the election commission’s official website.

Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland election results 2023: 10 Points cheatsheet

1. Tripura had voted on February 16. In this battle among the national parties, it is the Pradyot Debbarma-led TIPRA Motha that has emerged as an X-factor as the sway of its founder, scion of erstwhile royalty, among a big section of the tribal population has disturbed conventional calculations, more so as the BJP and its ally Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) had done well in the tribal region in 2018.

2. In the 2018 assembly election, the BJP had won 36 seats and the IPFT eight. With the IPFT in decline following the death of its founder NC Debbarma, the burden of delivering a majority rests largely on the shoulders of the BJP while its two main rivals have united.

3. Meghalaya and Nagaland went to the assembly polls on February 27. While regional parties remain bigger players in both Meghalaya and Nagaland, the BJP ran a determined campaign with its bigwigs, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah, in the states to expand its footprints.

4. For the first time, the BJP has fought on all 60 seats in Meghalaya and constantly targeted National People’s Party (NPP) leader and chief minister Conrad Sangma for running the “most corrupt” state government in the country. Interestingly, the BJP was a partner in the state government but broke ties ahead of the poll.

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5. But despite slugfest, Sangma met Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday night.

6. Of the three northeastern states, the most closely contested battle, as per the exit polls, has been in Meghalaya that have predicated a hung assembly, with the ruling NPP could end up with 20 seats. The BJP may increase its number of seats from 2 to 6 this time. Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress could securing up to 11 seats.

7. In Nagaland, which had the unique feature of having no opposition as all parties with a presence in the 60-member assembly backed the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party-led government, the BJP is again fighting the polls in alliance with the NDPP.

8. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has claimed that there will be no hung assembly in Tripura, Nagaland or Meghalaya, as predicted in some exit polls, and the BJP-led NDA will form governments with an absolute majority in all these states.

9. While Tripura recorded 87.76 per cent polling, Nagaland saw 85.90 per cent and Meghalaya registered 85.27 per cent voter turnout, respectively.

10. The results of the polls in three northeastern states may have a bearing on the prospects of national parties in state polls later this year.

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In Tripura, the Left Front named its candidates for 47 of the 60 Assembly seats, allowing the Congress to fill the remaining 13 seats. Ahead of the 2019 assembly elections, the two parties have teamed together to challenge the state’s dominant Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The CPI(M) will run for 43 of the total 47 seats, while the other Left partners—CPI, RSP, and Forward Bloc—will each field one candidate.

Tripura Assembly Election Announcement 

Left Front to contest 47 Seats of which CPI(M) to contest on 43 seats. 13 seats for Congress in seat adjustment with aim to maximise votes against BJP's Anti-Tripura Govt and Anti-Tripura Policies. pic.twitter.com/GECHeEOIKj

— CPI (M) (@cpimspeak) January 25, 2023

Independent candidate Puroshottyam Ray Barman, a supporter and human rights campaigner, has one seat left in the front. This time, eight CPI(M) MLAs in office—including former chief minister Manik Sarkar (74)—have been “relieved” of their duties associated with the election.

Convenor Narayan Kar asserted that the Left Front has put 24 fresh faces into the electoral race and promised to present the election platform with goals and visions for the state soon.

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Sarkar will continue to lead the party, according to CPI(M) state secretary Jitendra Choudhury, who will run for office from the Sabroom constituency in the South Tripura district. Despite appeals, Sarkar graciously declined to run in the elections, according to Chowdhury.

Choudhury, who was also present at the news conference and was questioned about the front’s failed attempt to form an alliance with the local group Tipra Motha, stated that the Left Front would oppose any move to split Tripura into two.

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