Some Northeast tribal parties are said to be upset that BJP-led NEDA has not held any meeting since ethnic clashes broke out in Manipur in May and are now “looking for another regional political platform”
Seeking to set at rest speculations over his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, Tipra Motha chief Pradyot Deb Barman said there was no discussion on an alliance with the ruling BJP the discussions broadly centered on the interest of dopha (indigenous people).
Pradyot Manikya Debbarma's speech announcing a departure from electoral politics went viral on social media. Soon, local television channels picked it up. Supporters wondered what this could mean for the party and its prospects in this election.
The ruling BJP with its emphatic campaign, the Left-Congress alliance with their thrust on law and order, and the 'game changer' TIPRA Motha are key players in one of the most interesting assembly polls Tripura has seen recently.
Amongst the buzz of a possible alliance with BJP, the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (Tipra Motha) Chief Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma has clarified on Friday that no alliance will be formed with anyone in the upcoming state assembly polls.