As many as 10 (29 per cent) out of 35 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs face criminal charges. Of these 10, eight face serious criminal cases such as attempt to murder or causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty, among other charges.
The BJP has emerged as the main challenger to the ruling Left Front, which has been in power in the state for the last 25 years.
The 60-seat assembly will see a direct contest between ruling Left and new entrant BJP, as the main Opposition party of the state Congress gasps for funds, leadership and volunteers.
Shah assured the voters that the promises made in the party's election manifesto released yesterday would be implemented.
Without naming Rahul Gandhi, he alleged that the Congress chief had put up candidates as 'vote-katva' (cutting into others' votes) to help the CPI(M) government headed by Chief Minister Manik Sarkar to come back to power.
Addressing a poll rally in Sonamura -- located around 50 km south-west of Agartala, the PM said that his government was working with all sincere efforts to develop northeast.
Election for the 60-member Assembly will be held in the state on February 18 and counting of votes will take place on March 3.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said "lotus will bloom" in Tripura after the Assembly polls as the people of the state are "disenchanted" with the "corrupt" Left Front government.
Presenting BJP ruled states - Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh - as examples of development, Rajnath mocked the ruling CPIM saying that the majority of residents in Tripura could not afford a cycle even after 25 years of its rule.
Sudip Roy Burman, former state Congress president and an MLA who had joined the BJP, said, "The Congress was not serious about fighting the CPI(M)" and claimed that the BJP would defeat the Marxists in the Assembly poll.
Polling in Tripura will take place on February 18, while Meghalaya goes to polls on February 27. The counting of votes in both the states will be held on March 3.
As per the new schedule, the class 12th examinations which was earlier scheduled for March 5 will now begin from March 8. Whereas, the schedule for class 10th board examinations 2018 remains the same.
Agartala, Feb 1: A total of 251 candidates, including representatives of 16 political parties and independents, will contest the Feb 14 elections for the 60-member Tripura assembly, officials said here Friday.Of the 251 contenders, 14
Agartala, Jan 22: Additional central paramilitary forces (CPMF) have started arriving in Tripura for the February 14 Assembly election.Chief Electoral Officer Asutosh Jindal said altogether 250 companies of CPMF would be deployed in the state,
New Delhi, Jan 12: Former Tripura Chief Minister Samir Ranjan Barman, his son and PCC head Sudip Roy Barman and Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Ratan Lal Nath figure in the Congress list
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