Why ex-Congress leader âMaharajâ Pradyot Debbarma could now hold key to 2023 Tripura polls
Pradyot Manikyaâs TIPRA Motha & its ally INPT won 18 seats in tribal areasâ district council polls, while BJP won 9 and its partner IPFT drew a blank.
Karishma Hasnat 11 April, 2021 5:50 pm IST Text Size:
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Guwahati:Â Saturdayâs Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) election results showed the indigenous people voted for the leadership of a single man â royal scion and former state Congress president Pradyot Kishore Debbarma (also known as Pradyot Manikya).
The TTAADC covers 68 per cent of the total geographical area of Tripura, and is home to over one-third of the total state population. The district council has a total of 30 seats, of which 28 are for elected members, while two are nominated by the governor of Tripura.
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Tripura: IPFT Ditches Alliance, To Contest District Council Poll With BJP
Though the two parties are coalition partners in the state government, they have had frequent disagreements over seat-sharing.
IPFT and BJP leaders announce their alliance for the Tripura district council polls. Photo: By arrangement
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Agartala: Less than a month after inking a pact with the Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA), the Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) has decided to ditch the alliance and team up with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to contest the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) polls.
The IPFT and the BJP are alliance partners in the state government but have had frequent disagreements in recent polls.
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