Former BJP MP Rebati Tripura steps back from politics, returns to teaching
Former BJP MP Rebati Tripura has resigned from active politics to return to his career as a school teacher in Agartala. His departure follows political shifts within the Tripura BJP and the party's strategic alliance with the Tipra Motha Party.
Why it matters
It highlights the internal friction and shifting power dynamics within regional BJP units as they navigate alliances with local tribal parties.
Senior BJP leader and former Lok Sabha MP Rebati Tripura has returned to his teaching profession, taking a break from active politics. Mr. Tripura has joined Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Higher Secondary School in Agartala as a post-graduate teacher in the political science stream.
The indigenous leader, who was a critic of Tipra Motha Party founder and royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarman and the latter’s style of politics, did not find a senior position in the recently restructured State committee of the BJP. He was one of few tribal leaders who helped the saffron party grow organisation in hills and interior tribal communities.
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