The Tipra Motha Party (TMP), also known as the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance, is a regional political party and previously a social organisation in Tripura, India. The TIPRA is led by Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma. It is currently the second largest party in Tripura Legislative Assembly.
History
On 25 Feb 2019, Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma was appointed the President of Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee. Within a few months, Deb Barma resigned from the Pradesh Congress President post, accusing the Congress high command of pressuring him to accommodate 'corrupt people'. Almost three months later, he formed a social organisation to work for the rights of the indigenous people.
On 5 February 2021, Deb Barma announced that his organisation had become a political party and would contest the 2021 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council election.
The Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (INPT), Tipraland State Party (TSP) and IPFT (Tipraha) merged with the TIPRA in 2021.
In the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly Election, TIPRA Motha fielded over 42 candidates in different constituencies. The party won 13 seats and became the first regional party in Tripura to become the main opposition.
In March 2024, Tipra Motha joined Manik Saha-led Tripura government and Animesh Debbarma and Brishaketu Debbarma were sworn in as minister and Minister of State.
Ideological positions
TIPRA's main objective is the creation of a new state called 'Greater Tipraland' under Articles 2 & 3 of the Constitution of India. The Motha emphasises Tipra nationalism, using the slogans "Puila Jati, Ulobo Jati" and "Puila Jati, Ulo Party" (Community first, party later). It aims to first empower and emancipate the Tiprasa people before anything else. The party sees its activities as a peoples' movement rather than a political one.
In 2023, Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused Tipra Motha of being allied with Congress and the CPI (M). This was denied by Deb Barma, who claimed he could not be a communist ally due to his royal ancestry, being the son of the last King of Tripura.
Members of Parliament YearMapLok SabhaPortraitMember of ParliamentConstituency Margin2024 18th Lok SabhaKriti Singh DebbarmaTripura East Lok Sabha constituency
List of Ministers Cabinet Minister Sr.no.PortraitMinisterMinistryDurationMinistryConstituency1.Animesh Debbarma Forests General Administration (Printing & Stationery) Science, Technology, and Environment7 March 2024- IncumbentSecond Saha ministryAsharambari Minister of State(MoS) Sr.no.PortraitMinisterMinistryDurationMinistryConstituency1.Brishaketu Debbarma Industries and Commerce7 March 2024- IncumbentSecond Saha ministrySimna
Elected Representatives List of Chief Executive Member (CEM) YearAssemblyPortraitLeader of Opposition DurationConstituency 2021 2021 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council election1.Purna Chandra Jamatia20 May 2021 – 17 April 2026Killa-Bagma 20262026 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council election2. Runiel Debbarma5 May 2026-presentBodhjungnagar-Wakkinagar List of Leader of Opposition YearAssemblyPortraitLeader of Opposition DurationConstituency 2023 1.Animesh Debbarma24 March 2023 – 7 March 2024Asharambari
List of Members of Legislative Assembly YearAssemblyPortraitMLAConstituency 2023 13th Tripura Assembly1.Animesh DebbarmaAsharambari 2.Brishaketu DebbarmaSimna 3.Swapna DebbarmaMandaibazar 4.Biswajit KalaiTakarjala Assembly 5.Ranjit DebbarmaRamchandraghat 6.Philip Kumar ReangKanchanpur 7.Manav DebbarmaGolaghati 8.Subodh Deb BarmaCharilam 9.Pathan Lal JamatiaAmpinagar10.Sanjoy Manik TripuraKarbook 11.Nandita Debbarma (Reang)Raima Valley 12.Chitta Ranjan DebbarmaAmbassa 13.Paul DangshuKaramcherra
Electoral history In 2021, the Tipra Motha Party secured a majority in the 28-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council elections along with its ally the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (INPT). TIPRA won 16 seats while the INPT won two seats.
The result not only ended the Left Front’s 15-year rule of the council but also became the only regional party to come into power in the council without an alliance with a national party.
Deb Barma reaffirmed his earlier claim that the demand for Greater Tipraland would not be compromised at any cost and issued a stern call for victory in 2023. A massive gathering of thousands of indigenous people who travelled from all over the state to the Swami Vivekananda Stadium (Astabal Ground) complemented the term "Thansa." "Bubagra is not looking to argue. We abhor all forms of violence. We never oppose any group or faith. Our movement is to demand the rights that the Indian Constitution grants us, and we will succeed in our objectives, he continued.
Legislative Assembly elections Election Year Overall votes % of overall votes seats contested seats won +/- in seats +/- in vote share Sitting sideTripura Legislative Assembly2023498,18219.694213 - -Opposition Later Government In 2026 TTAADC General Election, Tipra Motha Party secured a landslide victory winning 24 out of the total 28 seats. It defeated BJP and retained it's rule in the Tripura Tribal Autonomous Areas District Council for the second time which no other regional parties of Tripura have done before.
Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) Election Year Overall votes % of overall votes seats contested seats won +/- in seats +/- in vote share Sitting sideTripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council20212,74,56537.43%2316 - -Government20264,57,94357.62%2824820.19Government
Key Leaders MemberPortraitCurrent/ Previous Position Party PositionPradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma Titular King of Tripura (2006–Present) MDC - Jampuijala-Takarjala (2021–2026) Chairman of Administrative Reforms Committee, TTAADC (2021–present) Former President of Tripura Pradesh Congress CommitteeChairperson Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl Member of Administrative Reforms Committee, TTAADC (2021–Present) MLA - Kulai, Tripura (1998 - 2013) Former President of INPT National President, Central Working Committee Member Brishaketu Debbarma Minister of State (MoS) for Industries and Commerce, Tripura Government (7 March 2024 – present) Deputy Leader of Opposition - Tripura Legislative Assembly (2023 - 2024) MLA - Simna (2018–Present) Chairperson, Public Accounts Committee (2023–2024) General Secretary (I/C), Organisation, Central Working Committee MemberJagadish Debbarma Member of District Council of TTAADC, (2026–present)
Chairman (Speaker)-Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (2021–2026) MLA- Mandwi Bazar, (1988–1993)Central Working Committee Member Bhaba Ranjan Reang Chairman (Speaker)- Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (2026-present)
Member of District Council of TTAADC, (2021–present) Executive Member- Agriculture and Land Records & Settlement (2021–2026)Central Working Committee Member Rajeshwar Debbarma Member of District Council of TTAADC, (2026–present) Member of Tripura Legislative Assembly, Takarjala Assembly constituency (2008 - 2014)National Political Secretary and Spokesperson, Central Working Committee MemberAnimesh Debbarma Cabinet Minister of Tripura Government (7 March 2024–present) Leader of the Opposition - Tripura Legislative Assembly (2023 - 2024) Former Deputy CEM of TTAADC (2021 - 2023) Executive Member-Industries, Cooperative, Agriculture, and Tribal Welfare (2021–2023) Former MLA, Kalyanpur-Pramodenagar Assembly constituency (2003 - 2008) Central Working Committee MemberPurna Chandra Jamatia Chief Executive Member (CEM)- Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (2021–2026) MDC Killa-Bagma (2021–Present) Central Working Committee MemberRuniel Debbarma Chief Executive Member (CEM)- Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), (2026-present) Executive Member, TTAADC- Public Works and Rural Development (2023-2026)TTAADC Legislative LeaderMevar Kumar Jamatia Minister of Tribal Welfare, Industries and Commerce, and Fisheries (2018–2022) MLA, Ashrambari (2018–2023)Central Working Committee Member
See also List of political parties in India Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
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