Lok Sabha polls: Chief Minister Manik Saha attends bike rally in West Tripura

Agartala (Tripura) [India], March 29 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha attended a grand bike rally at Mandai in Mohanpur, in support of West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency candidate Biplab Kumar Deb.
"Participated in a bike rally from Jiraniya Bridge Choumuhani today with the determination to make Bharatiya Janata Party emerge victorious in West Tripura Lok Sabha seat," the Chief Minister said in a post on 'X'.
Earlier on Thursday, Saha led a massive rally in Dhalai, Ambassa for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Kriti Singh Debbarma. Saha expressed confidence that the BJP will register victory in the upcoming general elections.
Biplab Kumar Deb filed his nomination papers on Wednesday in the presence of Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
The elections are scheduled to be held in two phases in the state. The West Tripura seat will go to the polls on April 19, while the East Tripura seat will witness voting on April 26. The counting of votes will be held on June 4.
While the BJP marked a significant shift in Tripura's political landscape by winning both seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the upcoming elections present a crucial opportunity for the CPI(M) and the INDIA Alliance to regain their stronghold.
The CPI (M) had secured a landslide victory in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, winning both seats in the state.
The upcoming Lok Sabha election in Tripura is set to be a thrilling event as the INDIA Alliance prepares to challenge the ruling BJP. This election will indeed be a pivotal moment for both the INDIA Alliance and the BJP, potentially reshaping the political landscape of the region. (ANI)