Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti

Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti ("Tripura Tribal Youth Association") was a political party in the Indian state of Tripura from 1977–2001. During 1988-93, the Indian National Congress formed a coalition government with the TUJS at the Tripura Legislative Assembly.

Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti
AbbreviationTUJS
FounderHarinath Debbarma
Shyama Charan Tripura[1]
Founded10 June 1977 (46 years ago) (1977-06-10)[2]
Dissolved2001
Succeeded by
IdeologyTripuri nationalism
AllianceINC
Colors 
1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly Election
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In 2001, TUJS dissolved and split to form Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra & Indigenous People's Front of Tripura.

Electoral Performance edit

The INC-TUJS coalition together won 32 seats out of 60 at the 1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election.[3]

Notable Leaders edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Tripura, the land of fourteen gods and million statues". www.tripura.org.in. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ "43. India/Tripura (1949-present)". University of Central Arkansas. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. ^ Chakrabarty, Bidyut (2014). Communism in India: Events, Processes and Ideologies. Oxford University Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-19-997489-4. Retrieved 13 April 2020.