Home Minister Amit Shah campaigned for the BJP for the assembly polls in Tripura, which will go to polls on February 16. Addressing a public rally in Unakoti, Mr Shah targeted the Congress and the Left for ignoring the tribals in the state. "If you want to be rescued from 'triple trouble' of Cong, CPI(M), Tipra Motha, vote for double-engine BJP government," he said.
Amit Shah arrived in the state on Saturday night and was received at the Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport by Chief Minister Manik Saha, his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma, and senior BJP leader Biplab Kumar Deb, party sources said.
The northeast states of Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland go to polls this month with elections due in Tripura on February 16 followed by Meghalaya and Nagaland on February 27, with results on March 2.
The terms of all three state assemblies, each with a strength of 60 members, end in March - Nagaland on March 12, Meghalaya on March 15 and Tripura on March 22.
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Feb 14, 2023 14:05 (IST)
PM Restless Over Left-Cong Alliance In Tripura: Ex Chief Minister Manik Sarkar
Former Tripura chief minister and CPI(M) leader Manik Sarkar claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become "restless over the Left-Congress alliance" in the poll-bound state.
Feb 13, 2023 23:41 (IST)
"BJP Guarantees Development": PM Modi At Tripura Rally
Choosing the BJP is a guarantee of development, underscored Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally in Tripura today, and appealed to the people to vote for a double engine government to reap benefits.
Feb 13, 2023 14:59 (IST)
BJP Chief JP Nadda To Visit Nagaland Tomorrow
BJP president JP Nadda will visit poll-bound Nagaland on Tuesday, news agency PTI reported quoting party sources. Mr Nadda will attend a joint rally of the BJP and its ally NDPP. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio will also be present at the rally, the report said.
Feb 13, 2023 12:50 (IST)
Tripura polls: Top guns of Congress 'missing in action'; BJP looks to retain power
The CPI(M) and the Congress are jointly contesting the elections to the 60-member Tripura assembly, which will be held on February 16 but no top leaders of the Congress party were seen in any of the poll rallies or roadshows in the northeastern state.
However, on the other hand, star campaigners of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and party president JP Nadda are leaving no stone unturned in Tripura and are extensively carrying out the campaigns, roadshows, door-to-door campaigns aiming to retain power with full majority in the state.
Feb 12, 2023 15:57 (IST)
Congress, Left regimes in Tripura were marked with multiple scams: Amit Shah at Sepahijala rally.
Feb 12, 2023 13:33 (IST)
Left, which betrayed tribals for long in Tripura, is now projecting a tribal leader as CM face to dupe people: Amit Shah
Feb 12, 2023 10:54 (IST)
Amit Shah To Address Rallies In Tripura
Home Minister Amit Shah will address two election rallies in poll-bound Tripura on Sunday. He arrived in the state on Saturday night and was received at the Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport here by Chief Minister Manik Saha, his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma, and senior BJP leader Biplab Kumar Deb, PTI reported quoting party sources.
Feb 11, 2023 15:53 (IST)
In Tripura, PM Modi's Swipe At Congress
"Those who fought each other have come together for 'chanda' (donation)," PM Modi on Congress-CPI(M) alliance in Tripura.
Feb 11, 2023 13:23 (IST)
PM Modi addressess rally in Truipura
PM Modi kickstarts BJP's campaign in Tripura targeting the Left and Congress. "Tripurs is no more known for violence," he said.
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