Agartala, Nov. 14 -- In the light of a failed attempt to forge an alliance for the upcoming Tripura civic bodies elections, senior Congress leader Sudip Roy Barman, MLA, on Saturday announced that the party is open to collaborating with the Left Front to challenge the BJP in the 2028 assembly elections, advocating for a 50:50 seat-sharing approach.

Concerned over a reported violent incident involving a CPM candidate during the Agartala Municipal Corporation elections, Roy Barman suggested that the BJP is increasingly anxious about losing, citing dissatisfaction among its own supporters regarding issues of security and corruption.

He accused the BJP of resorting to violence as its primary strategy to sway election outcomes. "While oppositi...