Three-Way Fight Will Help Left-Congress Alliance In Tripura: CPM's Sitaram Yechury
NDTV
In the 60-member Tripura assembly, 20 seats are reserved for tribal areas. The BJP had won 36 seats to form a government in 2018, with half of them coming from the tribal region.
The three-cornered fight that is unfolding in the tiny but politically crucial state of Tripura will help the Left-Congress alliance in the upcoming assembly elections, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said.
The Communist leader told PTI that local-level leaders will make an assessment to see “who is best able to defeat the BJP”, while looking at possible adjustments with other parties (such as Tipra Motha) in the run up to the polls slated for February 16.
“The BJP (and its ally IPFT) had won 18 seats in the last elections out of 20 seats in the tribal areas,” pointed out Mr Yechury.
In the 60-member Tripura assembly, 20 seats are reserved for tribal areas. The BJP had won 36 seats to form a government in 2018, with half of them coming from the tribal region.
