Significant development in tribal-dominated areas under saffron rule: BJP Tripura president Rajib Bhattacharjee

The program, which has been designed to disseminate information related to different government initiatives for tribals, is being viewed as significant ahead of the pending village committee polls of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).

Replying to a query on whether the BJP would contest the village committee elections in alliance with its coalition partners IPFT and TIPRA Motha, Bhattacharjee said that the party values its allies.

The polls to the 587 village committees in the TTAADC were supposed to be held on March 7, 2021, but had to be cancelled owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In July 2022, the High Court of Tripura issued an order “expecting” the State Election Commission to notify the dates of election at the earliest and complete the poll process including the declaration of results within the first week of November of the same year.

However, the ADC village committee polls are yet to be held. Last year, Tipra Motha held a statewide movement and submitted deputations at all block development offices on the issue.