While the Dhanpur constituency fell vacant after Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Pratima Bhowmik resigned from the seat to retain her membership in the Lok Sabha, Boxanagar CPM legislator Shamsul Haque passed away earlier this month after suffering a cardiac arrest.
The Left parties, led by the CPI-M, on January 25 announced the names of 47 candidates leaving 13 seats to their new ally Congress while dropping eight sitting MLAs
The CPI-M led Left Front and the Congress late on Wednesday night announced that both parties would withdraw their candidates fielded against each other in the February 16 Tripura elections, as per their seat-sharing agreement.The Left parties, .
Inching closer to a possible seat adjustment, the CPI-M and the Congress on last night initiated a formal dialogue for seat adjustments and fighting the upcoming Tripura elections together.