The Latest Breaking News from Tipra Motha

The Tipra Motha has 13 MLAs in the 60-member assembly and is likely to get two berths, the leader said.

Tripartite agreement signed by Union Ministry of Home Affairs, Tripura Government, and TIPRA Motha to address tribal grievances.

Tripura CM Manik Saha also claimed the BJP has been making inroads into the tribal belt in the State which till now has been in the iron grip of a tribal outfit Tipra Motha, which he feels is suffering from “its own problems.”

Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma said he will continue to serve the party as a warrior, a day after he announced he was stepping down as chairman of the party

There may be plenty of individual surprises in the assembly election results from three Northeast Indian states, with several upsets. There are, however, no apparent jaw-droppers so far as the larger political picture is concerned. 

With the NDA managing to win in Nagaland and Tripura and in the process to form a government in Meghalaya with chief minister Conrad Sangma, editorials in prominent English dailies noted on Friday that the BJP’s political narrative has gained more ground in the Northeast.

Unlike Nagaland, which has never had a woman MLA, Tripura has performed only slightly better in terms of women’s representation. But the election on Thursday holds promise.