After joining the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government in Tripura, the TIPRA (Tipraha Indigenous Peoples Regional Alliance) is now eyeing contesting the tribal reserved East Tripura Lok Sabha constituency. The party’s founder, Pradyot Kishore Debbarman, has been holding discussions with central BJP leaders over the seat-sharing arrangement.
Reports suggest that Mr. Debbarman is lobbying for his elder sister, Pragya Debbarman, to secure a ticket. She had earlier contested for the seat in 2019 as a Congress nominee when her brother was the PCC President, but lost to Rebati Tripura of the BJP.
The BJP has already announced its candidate for the West Tripura constituency, nominating former Chief Minister and Rajya Sabha Member Biplab Kumar Deb, who has already launched his campaign. Incumbent Lok Sabha MP and Union MoS Pratima Bhoumik was denied a ticket from the West constituency, but party sources say she may be sent to the Rajya Sabha.
