Agartala, February 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two election rallies in favour of BJP candidates in Tripura on Saturday, a party leader said.

Chief Minister Manik Saha, BJP state election in-charge Mahesh Sharma, and the party's state unit president Rajib Bhattacharya would receive the PM at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport here, he said. Tripura Assembly Election 2023: Ahead of Polling on February 16, Check Full List of Candidates of BJP, Congress, CPI-M, TMC and Others.

Modi is scheduled to address the first rally at Ambassa in Dhalai district around 12 noon, and the second at Gomati, which is likely to start at 3 pm, the party's state media-in-charge Sunit Sarkar said. The prime minister is likely to visit Tripura again on February 13, Sarkar added. Tripura Assembly Election 2023: 45 Candidates Crorepatis, 41 Have Criminal Cases, Says Report.

Elections to the 60-member assembly will be held on February 16. Security has been beefed up across the state in view of the PM's visit on Saturday, a police officer said.

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