BJP wins 71% Panchayat seats in Tripura as people repose faiths: Rajib
By Firstdespatch Desk Jul 25, 2024
Agartala, July 25 (FD) The Tripura unit of the ruling BJP on Thursday claimed that their victory in 71% seats of the three-tier Panchayats elections without contest because of people reposing faiths at the good governance delivered by the government.
Addressing a press conference at the BJP office party’s state president Rajib Bhattacharjee said, “The people and voters of the state have reposed their confidence at the good governance delivered by our government. In the rest of the seats, where contests will take place will also go in our favour substantially”.
He said that people continue to support the performance of the government which was reflected when former Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb had won the West Tripura Loksabha seat by securing more than 72% votes while our candidate in East Tripura Kriti Devi Singh and won by securing more than 68% votes.
Bhattacharjee said social pension has increased from Rs 700 to Rs 2,000 per month after the BJP came to power and more than four lakh people were given houses under PMAY.
Taking a jibe at the opposition CPI-M, the party president said, “They talk of democracy, but we have seen how votes were looted in their time and hundreds of opposition party workers and leaders including a sitting MLA was killed during the left regime”.
The three tier Panchayat elections would be held on August 8. There are a total of 6,889 seats in the three tier Panchayats including gram Panchayats, Panchayats Samities and Zillah Parishads in the state. FD JK