AGARTALA, April 2 (TIWN): BJP Sadar District committee on Saturday hold press meet at BJP party office.

The meeting mainly discussed about their achievements and works they have done after the constitution of the district committee.

Addressing the meeting they have discussed that the committee was formed 3 months back and in past three months they have faced two election where that have come up with flying colours.

The meeting further discussed on the status of the party from evaluation from the recently concluded election results in Amarpur bi-polls and VC elections.

The delegates further said that BJP had secured more votes than the Congress, the main Opposition here, in elections to the Amarpur assembly bi-election held on February 13 though the party failed to win the elections.  It’s here mentioned that the by-election of Amarpur constituency was held on February 13. According to the state election officials more than 88 percent polling was registered. A total of 38,271 voters have exercised their franchise in the bi-polls.

Silently but steadily the BJP is emerging as a major threat to the beleaguered Congress in Tripura's electoral politics. Nothing illustrates this better than the polling percentage achieved by the BJP in the just-concluded Amarpur bi-polls.

After its best performance so far in the recently conducted Tripura bi-polls, BJP now threatens to dislodge Congress as the main opposition in the state. The saffron party has secured second position in its share in the polls, it’s best ever in Tripura.

The recent developments in the state’s political scenario has widened up the options of various political parties in the state. The most significant of all is the rise in popularity of the rightist party BJP in the tribal belt of the state where the party became the second choice of voters in the recently concluded bi-election. The vote share in comparison to the other political parties may not be that significant but the surcharge in the vote percentage compared to its previous performance is giving boost to the party think tanks here.

The party has been able to make a mark in the hearts of the educated class of the state as a potential alternative of the main opposition Congress which is waiting its complete white wash from the state politics, thinks political analysts here.