Archive · 4 Jan 2026
Tripura CM urges tribal vote for BJP
The Chief Minister of Tripura, Manik Saha, asked people to vote for the BJP in the upcoming tribal council elections.
He said that since the BJP came to power, Tripura has seen a lot of development and peace.
The council, which is currently run by another party, will have elections in March.
The Chief Minister also talked about how the communist party caused problems in the past and how the BJP has brought peace.
He also mentioned that the government supports using both Bengali and Roman scripts for the Kokborok language, which is spoken by many tribal people.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha urged voters to support the BJP in the upcoming TTAADC elections for peace and development.
The 30-member TTAADC, currently ruled by the Tipra Motha Party (TMP), is scheduled to go to the polls in March.
Saha accused the communists of engineering ethnic riots in 1980 and creating outlawed groups for bloodshed, which the BJP has managed to bring back to the mainstream.
The Chief Minister criticized the TMP for attempting to issue diktats to the BJP and emphasized the importance of maintaining the alliance with the right behavior.
The government supports maintaining the status quo on the Kokborok script, allowing students to write in both Bengali and Roman scripts.
- Who
- Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, BJP, Tipra Motha Party (TMP)
- What
- Urging voters to support BJP in TTAADC elections, discussing peace and development, criticizing past communist regime, addressing Kokborok script issue
- When
- Upcoming elections in March; speech on January 4
- Where
- Barmura in Khowai district, Tripura
- Why
- To ensure continued peace and development, to criticize past communist regime, to address Kokborok script issue
- Election Body
- Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC)
- Current Ruling Party
- Tipra Motha Party (TMP)
- Upcoming Election Month
- March
- Number of Council Members
- 30
- Tripura's GSDP Position
- 2nd among northeastern states
- Tripura's Per Capita Income Position
- 2nd among northeastern states
- NITI Aayog Status
- Front-runner state
- Ethnic Riots Victims (1980)
- 3,000 tribal and non-tribal people
- Outlawed Groups
- National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF)
- Kokborok Script Status
- Status quo maintained; Bengali and Roman scripts allowed
