CPI-M chooses CM of 19 years as candidate for Tripura polls
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has decided on Manik Sarkar as its chief ministerial candidate for the Tripura assembly polls due in February next year, CPI-M state Secretary Bijan Dhar said on Saturday. Sarkar was reluctant to seek re-election but agreed following a party decision, Dhar further said. Notably, Sarkar has been the CM of Tripura for 19 years.