Tripura polls: CM Manik Saha is BJP's candidate from Town Bordowali
New Delhi, January 28: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha will contest the upcoming state Assembly polls from the Town Bordowali constituency, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) announced on Saturday.
The BJP, in a statement, also announced the candidates for 48 out of the total 60 seats for the Tripura Polls. Twelve candidates are to be announced soon.
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Notably, the meeting of the BJP Central Election Committee (CEC) was held on January 27 under the chairmanship of BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda.
At the meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and other members of the CEC were present. Accordingly, the CEC has given its approval on the names for the upcoming assembly elections in 2023 in Tripura.
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In Tripura, the BJP first took office as the state's head of state in 2018, ending the CPI(M)'s 20-year reign. Polls for the 60-member Tripura Assembly are scheduled for February 16. Nominations are to be submitted by January 30. On March 2, the vote tally will be discussed.
- ANI
