Despite its alliance with Tipra Motha, the BJP is leaving no stone unturned to consolidate its organisational strength in areas where it is contesting the Village Committee polls.

Out of 4597 Village Committee seats, polling will not be held in 1630 seats where BJP- Tipra Motha alliance already secured win unopposed (1548 Tipra Motha and 82 BJP). The election will now take place over 2900 seats, for which polling is scheduled on September 29. The counting will take place on October 5.

To review preparedness for the upcoming Village Committee elections and strengthen the party’s grassroots machinery, the state unit of the BJP held an organizational meeting at Muktadhara Auditorium in Agartala on Saturday.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha attended the meeting in the presence of BJP state president Abhishek Debroy, Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy, Agriculture Minister Ratanlal Nath, MP Rajib Bhattacharjee, former Union Minister Pratima Bhowmik and former MP Rebati Tripura.

The meeting focused primarily on the party’s preparedness for the forthcoming Village Committee polls. Discussions were held on election-related organizational activities, coordination among party workers and strengthening the party’s presence at the grassroots level.

According to party sources, detailed discussions were held on preparations for the polls and on measures to make the organization stronger and more effective.

Particular emphasis was placed on further consolidating the organisational network up to the booth level. The leaders and functionaries discussed ways to ensure greater coordination and strengthen the party’s organisational activities across the areas going to polls.

According to the final voter list published on June 15 last, a total of 9,61,978 voters have been enrolled across Village Committees in the state. Among them, 4,79,930 are female voters, 4,82,041 are male voters, and 6 voters belong to the third gender category.