Akhilesh Sharma Ratnadip Choudhury

The BJP will take a call on candidates for the coming assembly elections in three states with a meeting of its Central Election Committee on Friday, sources have said.

Central and state security forces were deployed today in different parts of Tripura, which witnessed a series of political violence and arson since yesterday.

Himanta Biswa Sarma will succeed Sarbananda Sonowal as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam -- his election at the Legislature Party meeting on Sunday ending weeks of speculation on the subject.

Biplab Deb, 48, will take oath on Friday as the next Chief Minister of Tripura, sources have said. An official announcement is expected on Tuesday after a meeting of the BJP's newly-elected legislators, which union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Jual Oram will oversee as central observer.

The BJP will take a call on candidates for the coming assembly elections in three states with a meeting of its Central Election Committee on Friday, sources have said.

Central and state security forces were deployed today in different parts of Tripura, which witnessed a series of political violence and arson since yesterday.

Himanta Biswa Sarma will succeed Sarbananda Sonowal as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam -- his election at the Legislature Party meeting on Sunday ending weeks of speculation on the subject.

Biplab Deb, 48, will take oath on Friday as the next Chief Minister of Tripura, sources have said. An official announcement is expected on Tuesday after a meeting of the BJP's newly-elected legislators, which union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Jual Oram will oversee as central observer.