Tripura’s ruling BJP and its ally IPFT (Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura) received a major setback in the Tribal council polls at the hands of Pradyot Deb Burman led newly-floated TIPRA (The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance).
The new political outfit swept the Tripura Autonomous District Council polls by securing 18 out of 28 seats. The BJP and its ally managed to win only nine seats. An independent candidate won one seat
The Left front which won the last tribal body election failed to win any seats and so did the Indian National Congress.
The 30-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council governs two-thirds of the state’s territory..
Elections to 28 of the 30 seats were held on April 6 and the remaining two seats will be nominated by the governor as per the state government’s advice.
A total of 157 candidates are in the fray in the elections held in 1,244 polling stations, in which 85.14 percent of the 8.65 lakh voters exercised their franchise amid stray incidents of violence.
The tribal council election was scheduled to be held on May 17 last year, but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
