Agartala, July 28: The people of Boxonagar, a Left bastion in Sonamura subdivision of Tripura which will go to by-election soon, seem to have already decided to welcome an MLA from the saffron camp.
 
The indication was reflected during a party rally addressed by Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha.
 
The CPM MLA of Boxonagar Samsul Haque recently passed away and hence this seat will go to by-polls soon. While the Leftists will try their best to secure this seat like 2023 polls, the BJP will also leave no stone unturned to bloom lotus and make it communist free.
 
Ahead of the by-poll, the opposition camp suffered a major setback as over 4100 voters from CPM, Congress and other parties joined the saffron brigade on Friday. The figure also included minority voters from that area.
 
The Chief Minister along with BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee welcomed the newcomers to BJP followed by the rally. Thousands of people gathered in the rally and welcomed the Chief Minister.
 
Addressing the gathering, Dr. Saha said, the people's support for Bharatiya Janata Party and faith in Narendra Modi-led government are echoing at every corner of Tripura and the massive joining programme at Boxonagar reflected the same.
 
“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the party and the government have been working tirelessly to strengthen the country. The development initiatives of the Prime Minister have been instrumental in attracting people to join the BJP," he said.
 
Dr. Saha also criticized other political parties for their attempts to create divisions among the minority people and exploiting them as a vote bank for their political gains.
 
“The people do not trust any other political parties except the BJP. They have experienced Congress, TMC, and CPIM, but their confidence lies only with the BJP,” he added.
 
At another organizational programme organized by Dhanpur mandal, Dr. Saha said, the Karyakartas work for the people with the mentality of Seva right from the booth level and that's why the people are keeping their faith in Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
 
He encouraged the Karyakartas, especially the Prishta Pramukhs, to go to the people and highlight the development works done by the Modi-led government with the vision of ‘Sampark Se Samarthan’.

BJP state general secretary and other party leaders were present in the programme.