Agartala, February 10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Tripura on Saturday to address two election rallies in favour of BJP candidates, the party's state media-in-charge Sunit Sarkar 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 (MBB) Airport here, he said. Tripura Assembly Elections 2023: From Polling to Results and Electrical Fight Between Left Front and BJP, Know Key Facts About State Polls Held in 2018.

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 3pm, Sarkar stated. Tripura Assembly Election 2023: Ahead of Polling on February 16, Check Full List of Candidates of BJP, Congress, CPI-M, TMC and Others.

During the day, Bhattacharjee, the party's northeast coordinator Dr Sambit Patra, along with other leaders, held a meeting here to discuss the preparations ahead of the prime minister's visit.

The PM may also visit the state on February 13, Sarkar added. According to senior police officers, security has been beefed up across the state in view of the PM's visit.

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