Tipra Motha Party (TMP) founder Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma today said he was confident that Tiprasa people would vote for his party in the forthcoming Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTADC) elections.
Polling for 28 seats of the council will be held on April 12, while counting is scheduled for April 17.
The TMP had won the tribal council elections in 2021 by securing 18 seats in the 30-member body, while the BJP won nine seats and sat on the opposition bench. The governor nominates two members to the council to ensure representation of all tribes in the state.
Addressing reporters at Champahower in Khowai district, Debbarma asserted that “money power will not win” in the upcoming TTADC elections, claiming that “community power will achieve a massive victory” for his party.
He further said the electorate had realised that rights outweighed monetary considerations. “Tiprasa people have understood that rights are more important than money. Two years have passed, but the Tiprasa accord, which was signed with the Centre and the state in March 2024, has not been implemented yet,” he said.
