Indigenous People's Front of Tripura

Indigenous People's Front of Tripura
AbbreviationIPFT
SecretaryPrem Kumar Reang
SpokespersonAmit Debbarma[1]
Founder
HeadquartersOld Kali Bari Road, Krishnanagar, Agartala - 799100 Tripura
Youth wingYouth IPFT
IdeologyTripuri nationalism
Regionalism
Anti-immigration
Anti-communism
Political positionCentre-right
Colours  Dark green
ECI StatusRegional party
AllianceNDA (2018-Present)
Seats in Tripura Legislative Assembly
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Election symbol
Party flag

The Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) is a regional political party in Tripura, India.[2] It is a member of the National Democratic Alliance and North-East Democratic Alliance. The party was merged into the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) in 2001, However diverged out in 2009. The party is allied with BJP in the 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election and won eight seats out of eight contested seats. The party got 7.5% of the total votes polled. The BJP got 36 seats and with a total of 44 seats the BJP-IPFT coalition have two-thirds majority at the Legislative Assembly.[3]

  1. ^ Deb, Debraj. "As IPFT waits for clear BJP word on Tripura alliance, TIPRA Motha moves in, offers tie-up". The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. ^ Ali, Syed Sajjad. "Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura demands separate tribal state". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Partywise Result". Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.