Reported by, Nov. 2 -- Mrinal Banik

Agartala: Seat-sharing negotiations between the Left Front and the Congress for the upcoming Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections in Tripura have made considerable progress, with the two parties reaching an understanding on 26 wards, CPI(M) state secretary and Leader of the Opposition Jitendra Chaudhury said on Monday.

Speaking to reporters, Chaudhury said Left Front candidates were filing nomination papers in the 26 wards where an agreement had been reached, while discussions with the Congress were continuing to finalise arrangements for the remaining seats.

Of the remaining 25 wards, the Left Front would contest a few, while the Congress was likely to field candidates in most of them, he ...