Rahul to seek votes Tripura on last day of campaigning

Congress President Rahul Gandhi will seek votes for his party in poll-bound Tripura tomorrow on the last day of campaigning.

Gandhi will address a public meeting at Ramkrishna Mahavidyalaya Stadium ground, District Unakoti, in Tripura, a few hours before campaigning ends in the state.

The Congress is seeking to oust the Manik Sarkar-led CPI-M government in the north-eastern state. While Sarkar has been the chief minister of the state since 1998, his party the CPI-M has been in power in Tripura since 1993.

Tripura goes to polls on February 18 to elect its 60-member state Assembly. The results for the polls will be announced on March 3.