Guwahati, April 27 -- Reported by Mrinal Banik

Agartala: Twenty-four newly elected Members of the District Council (MDCs) from the Tipra Motha Party (TMP) were sworn in at Khumulwng on Monday, formally constituting the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).

The oath-taking ceremony was attended by senior party leaders, including Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Debbarman and party president B.K. Hrangkhwal, along with Ministers and MLAs.

Members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which secured four seats in the 28-member council, abstained from the ceremony. The party had earlier announced a boycott, alleging irregularities in a recruitment drive for 120 posts under the council.

Speaking to reporters after the...