Tripura Assembly Polls: BJP To Contest 55 Seats, Ally IPFT In 5

Chief Minister Manik Saha will contest from Town Bardowali, the constituency he won in a by-poll last year.

The Tripura BJP has finalised the seat-sharing deal with old ally IPFT for the February 16 assembly election, giving the junior partner in the coalition five constituencies, four less than what it got in the 2018 polls.

Announcing that, Chief Minister Manik Saha told a press conference here that the BJP will contest in 55 constituencies.

The CM will contest from Town Bardowali, the constituency he won in a by-poll last year.

Earlier in the day in New Delhi, the saffron party released the party's first list of 48 candidates for the Tripura Assembly polls, fielding 11 women including Union Minister Pratima Bhoumik.