The turn taken by electoral politics in Trrrjra is not new to the state. The electorate saw similar methods being used to influence the outcome of elections in the last assembly polls. It is unfortunate that preand post-poll violence and large-scale rigging have become the hallmark of elections all over India, making elections 'Tripura style', the rule rather than the exception.
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