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The Tipra Motha Party (TMP), also known as the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance, is a regional
political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...
and previously a social organisation in
Tripura Tripura () is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a populat ...
,
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. The TIPRA is led by
Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma Pradyot Manikya Deb Barma (born 4 July 1978) is the current titular King (Maharaja) and statesman from Tripura. He was born in New Delhi, and now resides in Agartala, Tripura. He also served as the editor of TNT-The Northeast Today. He is the ...
. It is currently the second largest party in
Tripura Legislative Assembly The Tripura Legislative Assembly or Tripura Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tripura, with 60 Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), Members of the Legislative Assembly. The present Assembly is located in G ...
.


History

On 25 Feb 2019,
Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma Pradyot Manikya Deb Barma (born 4 July 1978) is the current titular King (Maharaja) and statesman from Tripura. He was born in New Delhi, and now resides in Agartala, Tripura. He also served as the editor of TNT-The Northeast Today. He is the ...
was appointed the President of
Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee The Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (or Tripura PCC) is the unit of the Indian National Congress for the state of Tripura. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as se ...
. Within a few months, Deb Barma resigned from the Pradesh Congress President post, accusing the Congress high command of pressuring him to accommodate 'corrupt people'. Almost three months later, he formed a social organisation to work for the rights of the indigenous people. On 5 February 2021, Deb Barma announced that his organisation had become a political party and would contest the
2021 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council election Elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) of India were held on 6 April 2021. 25 of the 28 elected seats in the Autonomous District Council are reserved for Scheduled Tribes. There were 865,041 eligible voters i ...
. The
Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra The Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (abbr. INPT) was a political party in the Indian state of Tripura. Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl was the president of the party. It merged with the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Alliance (TIPRA) party on 11 ...
(INPT), Tipraland State Party (TSP) and IPFT (Tipraha) merged with the TIPRA in 2021. TIPRA Motha contested the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly Election fielding over 42 candidates in different constituencies. The party won 13 seats and became the first regional party in Tripura to become the main opposition. In March 2024, Tipra Motha joined Manik Saha-led Tripura government and Animesh Debbarma and
Brishaketu Debbarma Brishaketu Debbarma (born May 17, 1977) is a politician from Tripura, India. He was a member of 12th Tripura Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Assembly in 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election, 2018, representing Simna (Tripura Vid ...
, took the oath as ministers and Minister of State.


Ideological positions

TIPRA's main objective is the creation of a new state called 'Greater Tipraland' under the Article 2 & 3 of the
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. The Motha emphasises Tipra nationalism, using the slogans "''Puila Jati, Ulobo Jati''" and "''Puila Jati, Ulo Party''" (Community first, party later). It aims to first empower and emancipate the Tiprasa people before anything else. The party sees its activities as peoples' movement rather than a political one. In 2023, Union
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accused the Tipra Motha of being allied with
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and the CPI (M). This was denied by Deb Barma, who claimed he could not be a communist ally due to his royal ancestry, being the son of the last King of Tripura.


Members of Parliament


List of Ministers

Cabinet Minister Minister of State(MoS)


Elected Representatives

List of Leader of Opposition List of Members of Legislative Assembly


Electoral history

TIPRA secured a majority in the 28-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council elections along with its ally the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (INPT). TIPRA won 16 seats while the INPT won two seats. The result not only ended the Left Front’s 15-year rule of the council but also became the only regional party to come into power in the council without an alliance with a national party. Deb Barma reaffirmed his earlier claim that the demand for Greater Tipraland would not be compromised at any cost and issued a stern call for victory in 2023. A massive gathering of thousands of indigenous people who travelled from all over the state to the Swami Vivekananda Stadium (Astabal Ground) complemented the term "Thansa." "Bubagra is not looking to argue. We abhor all forms of violence. We never oppose any group or faith. Our movement is to demand the rights that the Indian Constitution grants us, and we will succeed in our objectives, he continued.


Legislative Assembly elections


Key Leaders


See also

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List of political parties in India India has a multi-party system. The Election Commission of India (ECI) grants recognition to national-level and state-level political parties based on objective criteria. A recognised political party enjoys privileges such as a reserved party ...
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Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council The Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) is an autonomous district council administering the Tribal-dominated areas of the state of Tripura, India. Its council and assembly are situated in Khumulwng, a town 26 km away ...
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References

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