IPFT MLA quits; all set to join TIPRA MOTHA

Shot in arm for TIPRA MOTHA ahead of 2023 assembly elections. Set back for IPFT. Dhanonjoy Tripura tenders resignation to Speaker.

HM Amit Shah in Tripura to mark BJP-IPFT govt’s 4 years in office

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has landed at Agartala in Tripura this afternoon. The Home Minister then visited Tripurasundari Temple in Gomati district where he offered prayers. The Union Home Minister has arrived in Tripura on the occasion of the BJP-IPFT government’s completion of four years in office. Security arrangements had been tightened across the […]

HM Shah to visit Tripura today to mark BJP-IPFT govt’s 4 years in office

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be visiting Tripura today on the occasion of the BJP-IPFT government’s completion of four years in office. Security arrangements had been tightened across the state ahead of the visit of the Union Home Minister. Shah will first visit the Tripurasundari temple in Gomati district to offer prayers. He will […]

Tripura: War of words between BJP & CPI(M) over corruption charges

A political war of words has erupted between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the CPI(M) with both parties accusing each other of being involved in financial corruption. After CPM state secretary and former MP Jitendra Chowdhury accused the BJP-led government of indulging in collecting cut money from contractors and suppliers, Tripura ICA minister Sushanta […]

Efforts on to raise Tipraland issue before centre : IPFT

The Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura or IPFT which is a coalition partner of the BJP in Tripura, held a crucial meeting on January 9th to revive its demand for a separate tribal state ‘Tipraland’. The meeting was convened at the Agartala Press Club and was presided over by IPFT general secretary Mewar Kumar Jamatia. […]

Tripura: After exit from IPFT, MLA Brishaketu Debbarma joins TIPRA

In a major development to Tripura’s indigenous tribal politics, former Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) MLA Brishketu Debbarma joined the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA) on Thursday. Debbarma, who recently resigned from the party and the Assembly, joined the Tipra Motha in presence of Tipra Motha chief and royal scion Pradyot Kishore Manikya […]

Nadda to embark on Tripura visit to resolve issues in BJP-IPFT alliance

Days after the central leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party took stock of the unrest within the government and the organisation in Tripura, party chief JP Nadda too is likely to make a visit to the state soon. This comes soon after BJP’s ally Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) leader and minister of Tribal […]

IPFT delegation meets BJP national president JP Nadda in New Delhi

A four-member delegation of the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura or IPFT, BJP’s ally in Tripura, called on the saffron party’s national president JP Nadda in New Delhi on Wednesday evening. Leaders of the IPFT, including Tripura tribal welfare minister Mevar Kumar Jamatia, met BJP national president JP Nadda at his official residence in New Delhi.  […]

Tripura: Big blow for BJP ahead of ADC polls as its ally IPFT forges alliance with TIPRA

The BJP received a major jolt in Tripura on Friday evening as its ally Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) announced an alliance with newly-minted The Indigenous People’s Regional Alliance (TIPRA) for Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council polls. The announcement was made three months ahead of the ADC elections during a joint press conference […]