Now, alliance trouble for BJP in Tripura
In alliance with the tribal-based party IPFT, the BJP won the Assembly polls just three years ago (2018)
Wednesday March 3, 2021 8:36 PM, Sujit Chakraborty, IANS
Agartala: After neighbouring Assam, the relation between the ruling BJP and its junior ally Indigenous People s Front of Tripura (IPFT) turned bitter ahead of the April 4 elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), which is considered as the mini-state Assembly in terms of political significance.
Both the BJP and the IPFT are yet to finalise their seat-sharing in the 28-member TTAADC and even the leaders of the two parties are acusing each other on the issue.
Tripura tribal council polls on April 4
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Khowai: An elderly woman shows her voter s ID card at a polling station during the third phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Tripura s Khowai, on April 23, 2019. . Image Source: IANS News
Agartala, March 2 : The much awaited elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) will be held on April 4, officials announced here on Tuesday.
Tripura State Election Commissioner M. L. Dey said that the polling to the 28-member TTAADC would be held on April 4 and counting of votes would be done on April 8.
According to Dey, in all 8,65,041 voters including 4,28,490 females are eligible to cast their votes in the TTAADC, which has a jurisdiction of over two-thirds of Tripura s 10,491 sq km area and home to over 12,16,000 people, which has 90 per cent population as tribals.
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Tripura: Blow for BJP as Ally IPFT Teams Up With Pradyot s TIPRA for Crucial Election
The Tripura Tribal Area Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) election has been deferred by the BJP for close to a year and will take place before May 17, 2021.
TIPRA s Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma and IPFT leaders on Friday, February 19. Photo: By arrangement.
Politics19/Feb/2021
Agartala: Ahead of the forthcoming Tripura Tribal Area Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) election, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of the state has received a major jolt as its alliance partner Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) has joined hands with The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA).
(IPFT) forged an alliance with Tripura royal scion Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barman led The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance TIPRA on February 19.