Agartala: The upcoming village committee elections under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC) are expected to be significant for TIPRA Motha, which has secured a substantial number of seats uncontested ahead of polling.TIPRA Motha has secured 1,548 seats uncontested, while BJP has secured 82. Together, the two parties have won 1,630 of the 4,597 village committee seats without opposition, leaving 2,967 seats to be decided in the polls on Sept 28.In West Tripura, 595 seats have been won uncontested, with TIPRA Motha securing 574 and BJP 21. Khowai follows with 434 uncontested seats, of which TIPRA Motha has won 418 and BJP 16.In Sepahijala, TIPRA Motha has secured 342 of the 353 uncontested seats, while BJP has won 11. In Gomati district, 132 seats have been won uncontested, with TIPRA Motha securing 122 and BJP 10. In South Tripura, 40 seats have been won uncontested, with TIPRA Motha taking 30 and BJP 10.TIPRA Motha accounts for nearly 95% of the 1,630 uncontested seats secured by the two parties. Its 1,548 uncontested seats are nearly 19 times BJP’s 82.The figures indicate a strong grassroots presence for TIPRA Motha ahead of the elections. However, despite being allies, the two parties have fielded candidates in different numbers of seats: TIPRA Motha in 4,279 and the BJP in 1,853. This suggests that the alliance has not resulted in a uniform seat-sharing arrangement at the village level.
