Tripura Assembly Election: These Are The Top Candidates
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Tripura had been choosing the CPM-led Left Front for 25 years until the BJP witnessed a historic win in 2018
Voting for the 60-member Tripura Assembly is set to be held tomorrow in a single phase. The results will be announced on March 2. Tripura had been choosing the CPM-led Left Front for 25 years until the BJP witnessed a historic win in 2018. The BJP is now aiming to retain power in the northeastern state while the CPM has joined hands with Congress to contest the election. The parties have fielded several prominent leaders for the election. Below are the top candidates contesting the 2023 Tripura Assembly polls.
Manik Saha
He is the incumbent Chief Minister of Tripura who got the top spot after the central leadership abruptly dropped Biplab Deb. He left Congress to join BJP in 2016 and was made the party's state president in 2020. A soft-spoken person, Manik Saha is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon and a former badminton player.
Sudip Roy Burman
