Agartala, Nov 13 :The ruling BJP has appointed Tripura Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath as the overall election in-charge and party state General Secretary Bipin Debbarma as co-in-charge for the November 27 Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections, a party notification said.
The party has also assigned ministers, MPs, MLAs, former legislators and senior organisational functionaries to oversee election-related activities across eight organisational mandals in the state capital.
The appointments were announced in a notification issued by the state BJP on Wednesday and signed by State General Secretary Chandan Debnath.
According to the notification, State Secretary Nabadal Banik and MLA Shambhulal Chakma will oversee preparations in Agartala Mandal, while former state BJP vice-president Papiya Datta has been appointed co-in-charge.
Minister Sushanta Chowdhury, Mahila Morcha state president Mousumi Das and former MLA Krishnadhan Das have been assigned responsibilities in Pratapgarh Mandal.
In Banamalipur Mandal, Rajya Sabha MP Rajib Bhattacharjee, OBC Morcha state president Sukanta Ghosh and former state committee member Santosh Saha will coordinate organisational activities.
State Secretary Mimi Majumder, Janajati Morcha state president Abhijit Debbarma and former MLA Dilip Das will oversee election-related work in Barjala Mandal.
In Badharghat Mandal, MLA Mina Rani Sarkar, West Tripura Zilla Parishad Acting Sabhadhipati Biswajit Shil and advocate Samir Ghosh have been entrusted with responsibilities.
AMC Mayor Dipak Majumder, state spokesperson Nabendu Bhattacharya and Mohammad Jasim Uddin will coordinate party activities in Ramnagar Mandal.
For Bardowali Mandal, the party has appointed Prakash Das, Vicky Prasad and advocate Raju Dutta, while Deputy Speaker Ramprasad Pal, state vice-president Tapas Bhattacharya and State Secretary Kamal Dey will oversee organisational activities in Suryamaninagar Mandal.
The designated in-charges have been directed to maintain regular coordination with district and mandal presidents and other organisational functionaries.
They will supervise campaign preparations, strengthen coordination among party workers and ensure effective management of election activities at the grassroots level, the notification said.
The appointments are part of the BJP’s efforts to strengthen its organisational machinery ahead of the civic polls, as the party seeks to consolidate its position in Agartala and retain its political dominance in the state capital.
