Former BJP MP Rebati Tripura steps back from politics, returns to teaching
The indigenous leader 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
Former BJP MP Rebati Tripura has abandoned his political career to return to teaching, currently serving as a post-graduate teacher of political science at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Higher Secondary School in Agartala. The indigenous leader, who previously served as an MP from 2019 to 2024, criticized the Tipra Motha Party and its founder, Pradyot Kishore Debbarman.
Tripura was not re-nominated for the East Tripura (ST) constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as the BJP sought to retain the seat for themselves. Instead, the party chose to support Kriti Devi Debbarman, a first-time political candidate backed by the Tipra Motha Party. The party's shift in support contributed to the regional party's entry into the coalition government, but the BJP continued to struggle in the tribal autonomous district council elections.
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