Tripura Ex-Royal will meet with Amit Shah For Alliance Talks

A former Tripura royal family member is scheduled to meet with Indian Home Minister Amit Shah for potential alliance talks.

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The ex-royal, Pradyot Kishore Deb Barman, has expressed his desire to form an anti-BJP alliance ahead of the upcoming assembly polls in the state.

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The Congress party has reportedly reached out to Deb Barman to form an alliance, but no official decision has been made yet.

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Deb Barman was previously the president of the Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee but resigned in 2019 due to differences with the party's high command.

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He has since formed a regional party called the Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (IPRA), which seeks to represent the interests of the state's indigenous communities.

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The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been in power in Tripura since 2018, after winning a historic victory over the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

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However, the BJP has faced criticism from opposition parties and civil society groups over issues such as unemployment, corruption, and human rights abuses.

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The upcoming assembly polls in Tripura are expected to be closely contested, with the BJP and opposition parties jostling for electoral advantage.

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