The Tripura Assembly elections in 2018 will be the “Battle of Waterloo” for the BJP, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said here on Sunday.
He lashed out at the BJP for creating a “war-like” situation to dislodge the Left Front government from power in the State. “If it’s a war, then we are ready to fight it. We will fight to win in all the 60 segments of the Assembly,” Mr. Yechury said.
He was attending the two-day State committee meeting with his predecessor, Prakash Karat.
‘Stepping stone’
He said the BJP saw Tripura as the “stepping stone” to control Northeast India after wresting power in Assam and Manipur. “The BJP is disillusioned about the outcome of the Assembly elections,” he said.
Mr. Yechury blamed BJP leaders for making irrelevant statements such as “Chief Minister Manik Sarkar will vote for lotus symbol” and “Election Commission will hold three-tier election in Tripura”.
He said the BJP was beating drums despite wresting power by unfair means in Goa and Manipur, and its miserable defeat in Punjab in the recent Assembly elections.
He criticised the Modi government for celebrating three years in office despite its “failures”. Party State secretary Bijan Dhar and central committee member Gautam Das were present.
