Assembly Elections LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed a rally in Agartala and said that the people of Tripura have made up their minds to vote for the double-engine government.
Polling in Tripura will take place on February 16, and Meghalaya and Nagaland will vote on February 27. The counting for all three states will be held on March 2.
Home Minister Amit Shah held a rally in Tripura on Sunday and said Tripura is faced with the “triple trouble” of the Congress, CPI(M) and Tipra Motha in the ensuing assembly elections. He assured that BJP is the only party that can save the state.
Meanwhile, The Meghalaya Congress on Saturday promised one job to each household, free healthcare for all and free education for all girls up to class 12, if voted to power.
Here are the latest updates from poll-bound states:
- BJP chief Jagat Prakash Nadda will release the Sankalp Patra (manifesto) of the BJP for Nagaland Assembly elections on February 14, and for Meghalaya Assembly elections on February 15.
- PM Modi held a roadshow in Agartala.
#WATCH | Tripura: PM Modi holds a roadshow in Agartala.#TripuraElection2023(Source: DD) pic.twitter.com/fu3Vmhjr6O
— ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2023
- PM Modi said communists ruled Tripura for three decades and killed political opponents before every election. “BJP’s government in Tripura has been working day and night to fill the pit dug during the last 25-30 years of communist rule," he added.
- PM Modi said the Left and Congress can never bring development in Tripura. “They always want Tripura to be a poor state. Left, Congress and other parties sharing the same ideology want to keep you poor. They will divide you in name of caste…you have to be together for a better future for your children."
- Highlighting that the people of Tripura have seen development, PM Modi said they want an environment free of fear and violence.
- Addressing the rally in Agartala, PM Modi said the people of Tripura have made up their minds to vote for the double-engine government.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the ‘Vijay Sankalp’ rally in Agartala.
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- Senior CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat said the reintroduction of the old pension scheme will be the first decision the Left-Congress alliance will take if it is voted to power in Tripura.
- Excerpts from Home Minister Amit Shah’s Speech in Tripura
“The left-ruled government did nothing for the welfare of tribals in the state," Home Minister Amit Shah in poll-bound Tripura #BattleForTripura #TripuraElection2023 #AmitShah #BJP pic.twitter.com/aUxBHh2IdO— News18 (@CNNnews18) February 12, 2023
Election Campaigning in Tripura: TMC General Secretary Shri Abhishek Banerjee will address a public meeting in Boxanagar, Tripura today
- Tripura Elections: In a bid to ensure free and fair elections in Tripura, the international border with Bangladesh and inter-state boundaries will be sealed from today, a senior poll official told PTI. The BSF, which has been “maintaining strict vigil along the India-Bangladesh border", has been asked to seal the boundary for free and fair elections, he added.
- Amit Shah in Tripura: Home Minister Amit Shah was in Tripura on Sunday where he addressed a public rally. He slammed the opposition parties in the state and said “Only the double-engine BJP government can protect Tripura from ‘triple trouble’ of Cong, CPI(M) & Tipra Motha”
- Meghalaya Elections: The Meghalaya Congress on Saturday promised one job to each household, free healthcare for all and free education for all girls up to class 12, if voted to power. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said the promises made by the party in Meghalaya shall be the foundation of a ‘5-star’ state.
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