Agartala, April 18 (IANS) Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma, whose party retained control of the politically crucial Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) in the recent bypolls in Tripura, said on Saturday that all-round development of the indigenous people of the Northeast is vital. After leading a party delegation to meet Tripura Governor Indra Sena Reddy Nallu at Lok Bhavan, the TMP Chief stressed the importance of unity among the region’s div…
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Agartala, April 17 (IANS) In a decisive victory in the politically significant elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), the Tipra Motha Party (TMP), an ally of the ruling BJP, has retained control of the state’s second most important constitutional body after the Assembly. The 30-member TTAADC comprises 28 elected representatives and two members nominated by the state government, and it administers nearly 70 per cent of Tripura’s 10,491 sq km geographical a…
Agartala, April 17 (IANS) The Tipra Motha Party (TMP), an ally of the ruling BJP, has retained control of the politically significant Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) by securing an absolute majority in the state’s second most important constitutional body after the Assembly. The 30-member TTAADC comprises 28 elected representatives and two members nominated by the state government and administers nearly 70 per cent of Tripura’s 10,491 sq km geographical area.The TMP…
Agartala, April 2 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, on Thursday, criticised the Tipra Motha Party (TMP), accusing it of misleading the people with slogans such as “Thansa”, “Greater Tipraland”, and “Puila Jati”. The tribal-based TMP, led by former royal scion Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma, is an ally of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Addressing a gathering at Kunjaram Para in Paharpur under the Natunbazar-Malbasa constituency in Gomati district ahead of the Tripura Tribal Are…
Agartala, March 29 (IANS) In a first in Tripura’s electoral history in several decades, both the ruling parties and the opposition have launched all-out campaigns — without any alliances — to capture the crucial Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), widely considered the state’s second most important constitutional body after the state Assembly. The tribal autonomous council, comprising 28 elected members and two nominated by the state government, will go to the polls …
Agartala, March 27 (IANS) A multi-cornered contest is on the cards for the crucial April 12 elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), widely regarded as the state’s second most important constitutional body after the Assembly. The tribal autonomous council comprises 28 elected members, along with two nominated by the state government. It administers nearly two-thirds of Tripura’s 10,491 sq km geographical area and is home to over 12.16 lakh people, around 84 p…
Agartala, March 24 (IANS) Hours after the ruling BJP announced its candidates, its ally Tipra Motha Party (TMP) on Tuesday night declared its nominees for the upcoming elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC). TMP founder supremo Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma, along with party President Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl, jointly announced the list of candidates on Tuesday night.Senior TMP leader and TTAADC Chairman Jagadish Debbarma will seek re-election from the Jirania…
Agartala, March 24 (IANS) A day after Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma announced that his party would not enter into any alliance for the upcoming elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), the BJP on Tuesday declared its list of candidates. Polling for the politically significant 30-member TTAADC is scheduled for April 12, with counting of votes set for April 17.The tribal autonomous council, regarded as the second most important c…
Agartala, March 23 (IANS) Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma, founder-chief of the Tipra Motha Party (TMP), on Monday firmly ruled out any alliance between his party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).Polling for the 30-member, politically significant TTAADC is scheduled for April 12, with counting of votes on April 17.In a video message from New Delhi, Debbarma, a former royal scion, said there would be n…
Agartala, March 18 (IANS) In view of various tribal festivals, the Tripura State Election Commission (SEC) on Wednesday preponed the crucial elections to the 30‑member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) to April 12. The SEC had earlier announced that the polls would be held on April 13, setting the stage for a major electoral contest in the state’s tribal‑dominated regions.The statutory notification for the TTAADC elections was issued by the concerned returning of…