Assembly Elections 2023 Updates: Shah Addresses Rally in Tripura, Says BJP Reduced Crime Rate in State by 30%

Assembly Elections 2023 Updates: Addressing a rally in Tripura’s Khowai, Union Minister Amit Shah said that under BJP’s regime, the crime rate in the northeastern state has reduced by thirty per cent.

The saffron party is ramping up its campaign in poll-bound Tripura, with Shah addressing two rallies in the state and a roadshow in capital Agartala on Monday.

TMC chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is also visiting the northeastern state on Monday for a two days, along with national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.

Apart from this, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath are also scheduled to arrive in Tripura on February 7 to hit the party’s election campaign.

Elections to the 60-member Tripura Assembly will be held on February 16. The BJP has put up candidates in 55 seats and has left five seats for its ally IPFT. In the 2018 Assembly election the BJP bagged 36 seats while its ally IPFT secured eight seats

Here are the Latest Updates of Assembly Elections –

• Amit Shah will address two election rallies at Khowai in Khowai district and Santirbazar in South Tripura district. The Union Minister will also join a road show in Agartala city on Monday.
• Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha along with Yuva Morcha state president Nabadal Banik visited Khowai and Santir Bazar on Saturday to review the preparations for the two election rallies to be addressed by the Union Home Minister.
• Security arrangements have been beefed in the capital town in view of the road show to be led by the Union Home Minister, said a senior police officer on Sunday.
• The BJP had posted a stunning victory in Tripura in the 2018 Assembly elections, a Left bastion. It had appointed Biplab Deb as Tripura’s Chief Minister after victory and he was replaced by Manik Saha in May 2022.
• This is Amit Shah’s second visit to the state this year. He earlier visited the state on January 5 and attended two Rath Yatras, one from North Tripura’s Dharmanagar and another from South Tripura’s Sabroom.

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