Agartala, Jan 29, 2023, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Agartala Jan 29: Finally, putting an end to all sorts of speculations, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced the name of party’s candidate for crucial 6-Agartala assembly constituency seat in view of assembly elections to be held on February 16, next.

BJP state general secretary Papiya Dutta has been picked-up as party’s candidate to fight against Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman in 6-Agartala assembly constituency.

Although BJP announced names of candidates for 54 constituencies and placed ally IPFT’s candidates in 5 other constituencies, it failed to finalize candidate for 6-Agartala seat till Sunday morning.

Different names including former chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb, new entrant and former TMC state president Subal Bhowmik came up heighted as contenders for 6-Agartala seat.

But later, the party placed Papiya Dutta to contest in 6-Agartala assembly seat.

Speaking to the reporters in this context Papiya Dutta claimed to win the seat with huge margin of votes following the support of party karyakartas from Mandal’s and Morcha’s.

She said, “I’m just a face on behalf of the party but it is the party and the karyakartas who are fighting to win the seat with record number of votes”.

She further expressed gratitude towards the central party leadership and state leadership for selecting her as a candidate for the significant assembly constituency.