Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman and West Tripura Congress candidate cum Congress state president Asish Saha also accompanied Ratan Das in the rally.

A joint rally was organized by Left front parties and Congress in Agartala for the nomination submission purpose.

On the other hand, BJP has declared its by-poll candidate’s name for the constituency. Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) Mayor Dipak Majumder has been declared as the candidate.