It still does not have even one MLA, MP or a member in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC). Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debburman, incumbent state Congress president, is a first timer in active politics. AdvertisingPradyot, who has been working president since 2014, was chosen state Congress president this February this year. Congress has also been able to cash in on the growing frustration within cadres of the Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT). Tripura Congress vice-president and Pradyot’s close associate Tapas Dey thinks there is more to this revival.

Source: Indian Express April 20, 2019 14:03 UTC