AGARTALA, Nov 11: The BJP won 77 seats unopposed in five municipal bodies in Tripura after scrutiny of nomination papers for the municipal elections, the State Election Commission said.
The seats are in the municipal bodies of Mohanpur, Kamalpur, Jirania, Ranirbazar and Shantirbazar.
Nominations for 345 seats across 21 municipal bodies, including the Agartala Municipal Corporation, closed on November 7. The nomination papers were scrutinised on Tuesday.
Polling for the remaining 268 seats will be held on November 27, with 810 candidates in the fray. The BJP fielded 342 candidates, followed by the CPI(M) with 218 and the Congress with 201, the commission said. Votes will be counted on December 3.
The election is likely to see a three-cornered contest among the BJP-led NDA, the CPI(M) and the Congress.
Meanwhile, CPI(M) state secretary Jitendra Chaudhury alleged that opposition candidates in Ambassa were forced to withdraw their nominations after threats, intimidation and attacks on their houses on Tuesday.
State Election Commissioner P K Chakraborty said the commission had sought reports from the district magistrate and superintendent of police of Dhalai district. Based on the information received, there was no evidence of such incidents in Ambassa or elsewhere in Dhalai district, he said.
