Ahead Of 2023 Assembly Elections, Amit Shah To Flag Off BJP's 'Rath Yatra' In Tripura On Jan 5

The yatra will be flagged off from North Tripura district's Dharmanagar and will continue for eight days.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah to flag off 'Rath Yatra' in Tripura on January 5

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will flag off BJP’s 'Rath Yatra' in Tripura on January 5, ahead of the assembly elections due early next year in the state. The eight-day-long 'Rath Yatra' will continue till January 8. 

The yatra will be flagged off from North Tripura district's Dharmanagar, PTI reported citing an official. Shah will also hold a rally in Sabroom of South Tripura district on the same day, BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee said.

BJP president JP Nadda will participate in the programme on the concluding day of the yatra on January 12.

The 'Rath Yatra', has been termed as 'Jana Viswas Yatra' by the ruling party.

“During the 'Jana Viswas Yatra', the party expects to connect around 10 lakh people as it will cover all the 60 assembly segments of the state. There will be 200 rallies and over 100 processions to highlight the central and state governments' welfare activities," Bhattacharjee said.

At least ten union ministers, chief ministers of BJP-ruled states and central leaders are expected to join the 'Rath Yatra', he said.

State Information and Cultural Affairs (ICA) Minister Sushanta Chowdhury described the scheduled 'Rath Yatra' as one of the biggest political programmes of the ruling party ahead of the next year’s assembly elections and said the saffron camp has "already geared up to make the event a big success".

“The 'Rath Yatra' will end in Agartala, where Nadda, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Verma and former CM Biplab Kumar Deb will address a rally. 

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the northeastern states of Meghalaya and Tripura where he laid the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 6,800 crore. In a step to further boost telecom connectivity in the region, Prime Minister dedicated 4G mobile towers to the nation.

He also inaugurated the New Campus of IIM Shillong at Umsawli among other projects.

(With PTI Inputs)