BY A STAFF REPORTER: Assembly elections in Tripura will be held on February 16. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday kicked up his election campaign. Addressing an election rally in Tripura's Ambassa, the Prime Minister said, "Earlier, the police stations in Tripura were occupied by CPM cadres, but now the rule of law is prevailing in the state under the BJP rule. Now women have been empowered in the state and life has become easier. Decades of Congress and Communist rule hindered the development of Tripura. The BJP government has brought development in Tripura. ''