<span style="color: #222222;">In poll-bound Tripura, the ruling BJP released two lists naming 54 candidates for the 60-seat state assembly.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The BJP and the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) have finalised the seat-sharing agreement for the ensuing assembly polls. As per the seat-sharing agreement, BJP will contest on 55 seats, whereas, the IPFT will field its candidates on 5 seats. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Senior BJP leader and Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha and Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Pratima Bhowmik will contest from Town Bardowali and Dhanpur seats, respectively.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Former Chief Minister and Rajya Sabha MP Biplab Kumar Deb is not contesting the assembly polls.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, with the approaching election on the 16th of next month, hectic political parleys are on among different parties.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Earlier this week, CPI-M led Left Front announced the list of candidates for 46 assembly constituencies. Left party leaders indicated going for seat-sharing with Congress, for which they have left 13 seats for Congress.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">However, the Congress leaders expressed anguish over the unilateral announcement of the list of candidates by the Left Front. The Congress on the other hand today announced the list of 17 candidates.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The last date for submission of nomination is 30th January and the polling will be held in one phase on 16th of February.</span>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><br />''</p>