CPIM has been claiming a closed-door understanding between the BJP and Motha since its formation around five years ago.

In a striking development that reinforces the Opposition CPIM’s long-held allegation, Tipra Motha leader and Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) Chief Executive Member Purna Chandra Jamatia on Tuesday claimed that the BJP’s return to power in the 2023 Assembly elections was possible only because Tipra Motha contested 42 seats, thereby dividing non-tribal votes to the BJP’s benefit.

The remark is politically significant as it does not come from the Opposition but from the BJP’s own NDA ally Tipra Motha — a party that during the election in 2023 had contested against the BJP and later joined the ruling coalition post-election. CPIM has been claiming

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