Biswa Bandhu Sen

The Dharmanagar by-election in Tripura on April 9 marks a pivotal chance for the Congress party to reclaim its influence. With influential personalities like Jairam Ramesh and Sachin Pilot joining the fray, set to land on March 31, this election is a litmus test for the party's comeback momentum following the recent demise of BJP MLA biswa bandhu sen.

The Tripura assembly has not yet arrived at a decision regarding the status of the six dissident Congress MLAs who joined Trinamool Congress last month.

The assembly secretary Bishnu Pada Karmakar told media that Das submitted his resignation letter to deputy speaker biswa bandhu sen. Das has cited ‘personnel ground’ as reason for his resignation.

The first budget session of the 13th Tripura legislative assembly is scheduled to begin on July 7, speaker biswa bandhu sen said here on Sunday. The Business Advisory Committee (BAC) finalised the proposal of business to be transacted during the four-day session in a meeting on Saturday.

The Power Engineers’ Association of Tripura on Tuesday demanded a public apology from deputy speaker of the state assembly, biswa bandhu sen, for his insulting remarks against the engineers’ fraternity last week at a public meeting.

Six axed Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs, who had joined the BJP four months earlier, were finally recognised as party legislators in the Tripura assembly on Sunday.

The Tripura Congress is heading for a serious crisis following a showcause notice served on senior party legislator and former CLP leader Sudip Roy Barman by the AICC last week.

Opposition parties Congress and CPI-M walked out of the Tripura assembly, demanding a Joint Legislature Committee to probe the NOC issuance for Tripura Santiniketan Medical College. Accusations against Swadhin Trust's chairman sparked calls for an investigation. The Speaker’s decision not to permit further discussion after lunch break led to heightened tensions.

The Tripura assembly witnessed chaos over a Facebook post by Fishery Minister Sudhangsu Das, which allegedly violated secular principles. Opposition parties demanded an apology, arguing that the post incited communal violence. The minister deleted the post and clarified that his intentions were not communal.