Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress-Left alliance in Tripura for the upcoming Assembly elections and said the alliance was "opportunistic in nature" and had "no ideology".
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed 'Vijay Sankalp' rally in west Agartala and targeted Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist), saying they were like musical instruments that were beyond repair
Speaking at a campaign event in South Tripura's Rajnagar on Wednesday, Singh said, "Tripura shares its border with Bangladesh. I asked people if they facing issues pertaining to the border. I was told that since border fencing was done under the leadership Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
The party released its manifesto in the presence of TMC Tripura incharge, Rajib Banerjee; State TMC President, Pijush Kanti Biswas and party MP Sushmita Dev.
Assam Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday exuded confidence that BJP "will win with an even bigger vote margin when polls are conducted in Tripura due later this month".
Nadda will kickstart the election campaign by launching a Vijay Sankalp Yatra from Amarpur tomorrow. He is also slated to conduct two public rallies in the state on February 3.
The administration has established 72 Naka checking points throughout the states to check and seize illicit liquor transportation and misuse of the same keeping the election environment ahead in the mind.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday held a door-to-door campaign in Joynagar, ahead of the Assembly elections which is scheduled to be held on February 16, this year.