Agartala, July 18 -- Despite being together in the government, the BJP-led ruling front in Tripura today announced that it will fight the upcoming election to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous Council (ADC) separately, slated for early next year.
BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee and Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha yesterday held a meeting of its tribal front leaders, keeping aside two other partners-Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) and TIPRA Motha-to discuss the ways and means of the upcoming ADC elections.
A day after the BJP's meeting, IPFT today held a meeting under the Chairmanship of Cooperation Minister Shukla Charan Noatia and announced that it would contest the upcoming ADC elections with full strength, aiming for...