Agartala, Sept. 4 -- Ahead of the upcoming Village Committee elections in Tripura, Chief Minister Manik Saha along with TIPRA Motha chief Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Friday. The BJP's North East Coordinator Sambit Patra was also present in the meeting, according to the chief minister's office.

The meeting between Shah, Saha and Pradyot Kishore comes amid efforts to work out a broader understanding between the BJP and TIPRA Motha for the forthcoming local body polls. The discussions are also being closely watched in the context of TIPRA Motha's longstanding demands concerning the political, social and constitutional interests of the indigenous people of Tripura.

After the meeting, C...