Tripura Assembly elections | Local-level understanding with Tipra Motha possible, says CPI(M)‘s Sitaram Yechury

Mr. Yechury, however, exuded confidence that the Left-Congress alliance would win the elections on its own and there would be ‘no hung Assembly’

Updated - September 28, 2023 03:25 pm IST

Published - February 10, 2023 01:05 pm IST - Agartala

CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury with CPI(M) Tripura Secretary Jitendra Chaudhary addresses a press conference, in Agartala, on February 10, 2023.

CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury with CPI(M) Tripura Secretary Jitendra Chaudhary addresses a press conference, in Agartala, on February 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday said though there is no pre-poll adjustment with Tipra Motha, there can be local-level understanding with the tribal party, which has emerged as the third pole in the ongoing Tripura elections.

Mr. Yechury, however, exuded confidence that the Left-Congress alliance would win the elections on its own and there would be “no hung Assembly.”

“At the local level there can be some understanding, though there is no pre-poll adjustment with Tipra Motha,” Yechury told a press conference here.

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The Left party is contesting in alliance with the Congress in its bid to stop the BJP from returning to power in the northeastern State for the second time in a row.

Tipra Motha, a regional political party formed by a former royal scion of the tSate, is contesting in 42 seats.

Elections for the 60-member Tripura Assembly will be held on February 16.

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