Biplab Deb  

By the time Niti Deb made a statement, the news had been broadcast everywhere, without due diligence. Faced with embarrassment, CNBC-TV 18 deleted its original tweet and accepted its misjudgment. 

Turning the heat on West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, her counterpart in Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb campaigned widely in Bengal for the BJP on Thursday.

The Communist Party of India's long rule ended last year with a clean sweep by the BJP. Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb appealed to the people to 'vote for Modi' as a thank you note.

Sounding confident Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb asserted on Thursday that the entire state of Tripura will vote for Narendra Modi. 

The chief minister said Modi got residents of Tripura freedom from the left rule and, hence, they will once again vote him in.

 

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