Guwahati, Nov. 11 -- The BJP has secured 77 seats across five civic bodies in Tripura without a contest following the completion of nomination filing and scrutiny for the November 27 elections, an official said on Wednesday.

The deadline for filing nominations for 345 seats across 21 civic bodies, including the Agartala Municipal Corporation, ended on November 7. The scrutiny of nomination papers was conducted on Tuesday.

With 77 seats already decided unopposed, elections will now be held for the remaining 268 seats. These constituencies are expected to witness a triangular contest among the BJP-led NDA, the CPI(M) and the Congress.

State Election Commissioner P K Chakravarty said a total of 810 candidates are contesting for the 268 se...