Agartala, Aug 12, 2023, TRIPURA TIMES Desk

Agartala, Aug 12: Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Saturday said the people would vote for Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming bye-polls and Lok Sabha elections.

Two assembly seats in Sepahijala district- Boxonagar and Dhanpur would go to bye-polls on September 5 next. 

Dr. Saha expressed his confidence saying that the people would cast their votes in favour of BJP based on the development works undertaken by the present state government.

He was addressing the inaugural session of a two-day training programme for elected representatives of the Zilla Parishad and TTAADC at Bhagat Singh Youth Hostel, Agartala.

Dr. Saha said, the government is striving for the progress of Tripura with the development initiatives being carried out by the elected representatives. In this context, he advised the elected representatives to go to the people with the development works undertaken by the government and build smooth relations with them. He also advised them to follow the party guidelines.

He mentioned that the government's diverse welfare activities should be brought to the people, with particular emphasis on effective implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme. He said, the elected representatives should work unitedly with the ideals of Bharatiya Janata Party for the overall development of the state.

The state government has been giving priorities to health, education and agriculture sectors, he said.

BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee, former Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma and a good  number of elected members took part in the training.