‘Confident BJP will form government’: Tripura CM Manik Saha after casting vote

As voting for Tripura’s 60 Assembly constituencies began on Thursday, Chief Minister Manik Saha urged all voters to turn out in large numbers and exercise their right to vote.

Speaking to the ANI after casting his vote in his Town Borodowali constituency, Saha said, “It feels good. I urge all voters to cast their vote”. The CM exuded confidence that the BJP would secure a second straight term at the hustings in the Northeast state.

Saha arrived early to his get his finger inked at a polling booth at the Maharani Tulsibati Girl’s Higher Secondary school.

Saying that he prayed for peaceful polling in the state, the CM added, “You all can see how people have come out to vote. I am confident that the BJP will definitely form the government here.”

The Tripura Assembly elections began on Thursday amid tight security. The voting began at 7 a.m. and will continue until 4 p.m.

According to the Election Commission, over 28.14 lakh electorates are eligible to vote, of which 14,15,233 are male voters, 13,99,289 are female voters, and 62 are of the third gender. Voting is currently taking place at 3,337 polling places.
For the polls, adequate security arrangements have been made.