In order to expedite the ongoing assembly poll campaign, the ruling BJP has announced a statewide Rath Yatra  ‘Jana Vishwas Yatra’ from january 5th next and  Union Home Minister Amit Shah will flag off the Yatra.

The 7-day long , the party will spread the message of the state government over achievements of the government covering all 60 assembly constituencies of the state.

Speaking to the media at the BJP state election headquarters, BJP’s state president Rjib Bhattacharjee said  the yatra will begin from South Tripura district and while another will commence from North Tripura district on January 5 and the two Raths will meet in Agartala on the last day of the Yatra on January 12.

Home Minister Amit Shah will flag off both the Yatras from the two districts and party’s national president J P Nadda will be present during the concluding day of Yatras on January 12.

May top leaders of the party along with state leaders including Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha, former chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union ministers Smriti Irani, Pratima Bhoumik and Sarbananda Sonowal.

As per the schedule, the Rath Yatra beginning in North Tripura will start at 11 am from Dharmanagar while the one commencing from South Tripura will start from Sabroom at 2 pm.

Bhattacharjee said while the two legs of the yatra will cover an estimated distance of 1,000 km after traversing through 56 of the 60 Assembly constituencies of the state, separate Raths will be taken out from the remaining four constituencies which would later join the main yatra and converge at Agartala. He  said that the party has planned 200 meetings, 100 Padyatras and 50 road shows and other events to boost the morale of the party workers and supporters.

Senior BJP leader and Information and Cultural Affairs (ICA) Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said the Yatra will be organised to connect with at least 10 lakh people of the state. BJP general secretary Amit Rakshit and senior leader Tinku Roy would be in charge of the Yatras beginning in North and South Tripura districts, respectively. All party MLAs were given responsibilities for successful conduct of the Yatras with involvement of all leaders and party workers.

Chowdhury also said that many leaders from New  Delhi would join the yatras in different Assembly constituencies and they are expecting thousands of people in all these meetings and gatherings, where the leaders would speak about the achievements of the BJP-led governments in the Centre and Tripura.