The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a report on Wednesday's clash between the supporters of two political parties in West Tripura, the sources said.
Baraiya said, "According to my calculations, if the BJP will win even 50 seats in the assembly elections this year, then I will blacken my face with my hands in front of Raj Bhawan. It is my pledge and I am fully prepared for this."
As per the Election Commission of India (ECI), the voting for Assembly Elections 2023 in Tripura will take place on February 16 and in Nagaland and Manipur, the elections will be held on February 27.
"Voting for Assembly elections in Tripura will be held in a single phase on February 16 and in Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27. The results will be declared on March 2," Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said during a press conference.
It was speculated ahead of the meeting that Nadda, whose three-year term as the party chief (after he succeeded Amit Shah) is scheduled to conclude on January 20 this year, would get another term as the party president in view of the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda on Tuesday held a meeting with party national general secretaries at the party headquarters in which issues relating to the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections were discussed.
Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to deploy a force of about 3,000-3500 Vistaraks (expansionists) across the country to strengthen the party, a move which comes as a part of a mega plan for the upcoming assembly elections in nine states and the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
Stepping up its preparedness for the nine Assembly elections scheduled this year, as well as the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP has started holding a series of meetings where it will formulate strategies for the forthcoming electoral battles.
As the countdown for the Lok Sabha elections due next year began with the start of 2023, the BJP has stepped up its preparations to reach out to all sections of society. The party's OBC Morcha has decided to launch the 'Gaon-Gaon Chalo, Ghar-Ghar Chalo' program in March-April.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah and said that the "beginning of the end" of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has begun in the state.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan told ANI in Maharashtra, "It is a good idea to amuse his heart (Rahul). I am ready to write in the paper that Bjp will make a clean sweep in the upcoming elections in Madhya Pradesh".
The BJP will talk about the good governance provided by the state government and will also spread awareness about its efforts towards a drug-free state, said Tripura chief minister Manik Saha on Sunday regarding the Assembly elections 2023.