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| | South Asia Intelligence Review (SAIR), Weekly Assessments & Briefings |
 | | Even in its strongholds, the Congress party's margin of victory - as in the plains areas, dominated by the majority non-tribal voters - was dramatically reduced in most constituencies, including the four seats in Agartala town. |
 | | The verdict, consequently, appears to hand out a raw deal for the Congress, though the party continues to be a potent force in the State, as the single largest party with 21 seats in the 60-member Legislative Assembly. |
 | | It is the case, however, that few expected the Congress to repeat its 1998 performance of winning 53 seats in the Assembly when all major political parties, with the exception of the Congress, had responded to a general call for boycott of the electoral process by the Naga Hoho. |
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