BJP president Amit Shah, in his Twitter post, thanked the people of Tripura for their support to the BJP. "I thank brothers and sisters of Tripura for their massive support to BJP. This is the victory of PM @narendramodi's politics of development and his commitment to the welfare of North-Eastern region of India," he tweeted.


The BJP led a massive campaign in Tripura, which had been under the Left rule for more than 20 years.


The BJP leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people for poribortan (change) in their election campaign, across the state.


Shah also congratulated his party leaders and workers for orchestrating the party's historic victory in the Communist stronghold. "Congratulations to Shri @rammadhavbjp ji, Shri @Sunil_Deodhar ji, Shri @himantabiswa ji, Shri @BjpBiplab ji and I also applaud the hard work & dedication of our karyakartas of @BJP4Tripura unit which has made this historic win a reality," he said.