Agartala: Ally of the ruling BJP-led govt, TIPRA Motha founder Pradyot Kishore Debbarman on Thursday said that the second round of talks on Tiprasa Accord will take place in the third week of Nov.
BJP has announced candidates for five seats traditionally contested by Shiv Sena in the 2019 elections, hinting at a possible reduction of seats for CM Eknath Shinde-led Sena. internal negotiations suggest Sena may ultimately receive 80-90 seats, and NCP might get 50-60 seats While the BJP’s first list covers 99 assembly seats. BJP has announced candidates for five seats traditionally contested by the undivided Shiv Sena in 2019, indicating that Eknath Shinde’s faction may need to compromise on seats.
Seats in Nalasopara, Uran, Dhule city, Achalpur, and Deoli will now see BJP candidates. Political observers foresee a tussle within the Mahayuti alliance over seat distribution.
Presently, 20 seats are reserved for scheduled tribes, while 10 seats are for scheduled castes. The remaining 30 seats are unreserved. In the 2023 assembly polls, Motha fought alone in 42 seats, while another BJP ally, IPFT, fought in six seats. IPFT won one While BJP won 32 seats out of 55 in which they had contested. Motha emerged as the main opposition with 13 seats, followed by CPI-M (11) and the Congress (3).
Later, during the LS polls Motha joined the BJP-led alliance and won one of the two seats.
Justifying their stance, Pradyoyt said that Motha’s nominee, his elder sister Kriti Singh Debbarman, will be persuading their core demand in Delhi, despite being elected under BJP’s symbol and will play an important role for the tribals. In one seat, both BJP and IPFT fought separately.