Overview
- Tipra Motha chief Pradyot Debbarma alleges a conspiracy to break his party before the TTAADC elections and urges unity across tribal communities.
- Debbarma says TMP will release its candidate list immediately after the BJP’s to prevent potential poaching of leaders.
- Chief Minister Manik Saha confirms the BJP will contest all 28 elected council seats, saying the party still believes in alliance politics.
- Media reports of possible defections from TMP, including Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma, were dismissed by Saha as rumours.
- Saha escalates criticism of the TMP-run council over alleged corruption and Kokborok script confusion, while TMP notes it has governed the 30-member body since 2021 and holds 13 MLAs with two ministers in his government, with polls expected in April.