Agartala, March 15 -- Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is prepared to field candidates in all 28 constituencies, positioning itself as a direct competitor to its state-level allies, the Tipra Motha Party (TMP) and Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) ahead of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections

Speaking exclusively to ANI during a mega joining event at Rabindra Bhawan on Sunday, Saha clarified that while these parties remain partners in the state government, they will be treated as electoral rivals in the council polls.

Saha said, "TMP (Tipra Motha Party and IPFT) are though our allied partners in government, but in case TTAADC election, we ...