Dethroned and Decimated Communists and Congress in North East Assembly Elections 2018
T he BJP’s historic performance in defeating CPI- M was a herculean task of ‘From Zero to Hero’ achievement – impossible becoming possible. Red Rule of 25 years in Tirupura of which 20 years of continuous Rule was of Manik Sarkar – so called Poor Chief Minister - had come to an end in the most dramatic and tragic manner by the Surge of Saffron Party. The crisp’s comment of Amit Shah – Left is not right for any part of India – echoes the reality of majority of Voters’ mood and preferences. In 2013 Tirupura assembly election of 60 seats, CPI M secured 50 seats with 50% vote share, Congress 10 seats with 35% vote share and BJP Zero with around 2% vote share. In 2018 Tirupura election, CPI- M got only 16 seats with vote share of 43%, Congress Zero with below 2 % vote share, while BJP + got 43 seats with vote share of around 50%. BJP + achievement had pushed Congress into oblivion – almost achieving BJP’s aim of ‘Congress Mukt north east’ and Communists into m