Agartala, Nov. 14 -- Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha said on Saturday that the BJP was set to win a large mandate in the coming civic elections across 20 urban local bodies scheduled on November 27.
He said the government's main goal was to serve people and build a developed, peaceful Tripura.
At an election meeting in Sabroom, South Tripura district, Dr Saha said the BJP-led NDA government rejected violence and worked year-round for public welfare, guided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision.
He accused the former 35-year coalition government and the five-year administration that followed of weakening democracy and allowing political violence to spread. In South Tripura, he said, about 69 people died in political violence under...