IMAGE: Former Tripura chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Biplab Kumar Deb is congratulated by BJP national Spokesperson Dr Sambit Patra on being elected to the Rajya Sabha in Agartala. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: Elsewhere in Agartala, another former Tripura chief minister, Manik Sarkar, staged a protest after being held 'under siege' for hours at the Communist Party of India-Marxist office as alleged BJP workers encircled the CPI-M office. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Manik Sarkar with CPI-M cadres. Photograph: ANI Photo
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