The review meeting was conducted in the presence of state Chief Secretary JK Sinha and Director General of Police (DGP) Amitabh Ranjan and Additional DGP Saurabh Tripathi.
Making a veiled reference to Tipra Motha, Modi claimed that some other parties were also helping the opposition alliance from behind but any vote for them will take Tripura several years backward.
The ruling BJP has 17 crorepati candidates followed by Tipra Motha with nine and CPI(M) seven, the report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a civil society organisation, said.
In the manifesto, the party has focussed on employment, welfare of employees, poor and middle class people, he said.
The BJP is looking to retain power in the state and win another term in the northeastern state.
Retaining his seat, the Chief Minister filed his nomination in the presence of the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh.
While Saha is set to file his nomination for Town Bardowali constituency again, the BJP state party president will submit his nomination for Banamalipur Assembly constituency, said a senior party leader.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has declared an official list of 43 candidates, with several new faces. Former chief minister Manik Sarkar will keep himself away from the fray this time, confirmed sources.
A case was registered under Ranirbazar Police Station, wherein the convict, Ratan Debnath, was charged with 302, and 324 sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
A police team, on being alerted, rushed to the spot and took Namasurdra to Kamalpur hospital, where doctors then referred him to Kulai district hospital, the ASP said.
Addressing a press conference in Agartala, Yechury, however, said that a final decision on it will be taken by the CPI(M)’s state leadership.
His comment came just two days before the scheduled arrival of the full bench of the EC in the state to review preparedness for the assembly polls.
Addressing a public meeting as part of the Jan Vishwas rally in South Tripura’s Kakraban, Saha said BJP is confident about winning the assembly elections due this year.
One person was arrested for allegedly being involved in the clash that occurred in Jamjuri area on Tuesday night, Udaipur Sub-Divisional Police Officer Nirupam Dutta said.
The ECI team led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar will hold meetings with representatives of political parties during its visit to the northeastern state and take stock of security arrangements for the polls to the 60-member assembly.
He asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stitched the eight states of the region in the quest for development and growth.
An alert has been sounded along the international border, which is nearby, so that he cannot flee to Bangladesh.
The court of District and Sessions Judge Sankari Das, after hearing the arguments, awarded capital punishment on Wednesday.
The college will be set up in the new building of IGM Hospital here, said legislator Dr Dilip Kumar Das.
Addressing a press conference here on Thursday night, Sarkar said that the Left parties are expecting a positive response from all ”secular” outfits.
Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), officials from central intelligence agencies are also scheduled to be present in the regional security meet, he said.
Chief Minister Manik Saha, Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Verma, Union Minister Pratima Bhoumik and BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee accompanied him when Deb submitted his papers.
Deb will contest from the seat vacated by Manik Saha who replaced him as the chief minister in the run up to the assembly polls in the state early next year.
Saha had quit Rajya Sabha on July 4. His six-year term as a member of the upper house was to otherwise end on April 2, 2028.
The assembly election in the northeast state is slated for early next year.
