HIRA, Manik neck-and-neck in Tripura

March 03, 2018 09:26

Nagaland

NPF 3, Cong 1, BJP ally NDPP: 12

Tripura

LF: 22, Cong 2, BJP 22

Meghalaya

Cong 15, BJP 5, NPP 9, others 8

Anti-incumbency seems to be the order of the day in Tripura with Prime Minister Narendra Modi' call to "throw" out the Manik Sarkar-led Left Front government in the state and vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party to usher in development for which he developed a new acronym -- 'HIRA'.

"Throw away manik (Sarkar government) and go for 'hira' for prosperity and development in the state in the upcoming election.

'Hira' means, he said, "H for highway, I for Internet way, R for roadways and A for airways".

Modi said, "Tripura remained backward for a long time and there has been no development in the state. So we want to bring transformation through transportation. People should throw Manik now and wear hira," the prime minister said.

'Hira' means, he said, "H for highway, I for Internet way, R for roadways and A for airways".

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