National Socialist Party of Tripura is a
political party
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in the
India
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n state of
Tripura
Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the east a ...
. NSPT was formed when Hirendra Tripura and others broke away from the
Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura
The Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (abbr. INPT) was a political party in the Indian state of Tripura. Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl was the President of the party. It merged with the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Alliance (TIPRA) party on 11 ...
in the summer of 2003. One of the principal leaders of INPT, Shyamcharan Tripura, took the side of NSPT. With the help of the
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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(CPI(M)) members in the
Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
The Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) is an autonomous district council administering the Tipra-dominated areas of the state of Tripura, India. Its council and assembly are situated in Khumulwng, a town 26 km away ...
(TTAADC), the NSPT were quickly able to win control over the TTAADC.
In the
2005 elections to the TTAADC the NSPT contested four seats, supported by the
Left Front. All four candidates were elected.
In spite of the name, the party has no connection with
Nazism
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or any other European use of the term "
National Socialism
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".
See also
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Tripuri nationalism
Tripuri Nationalism is an ideology that supports self-determination by the Tripuri people. The conflict is in essence ethnic and the Tripuri community, indigenous to the region formed the clear majority of population in the princely state of Tippe ...
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Tripura rebellion
The insurgency in Tripura was an armed conflict which took place in the state of Tripura between India and several separatist rebel organisations. It was a part of the wider insurgency in Northeast India and was fueled by Tripuris.
Backgroun ...
References
Political parties in Tripura
Tripuri nationalism
2003 establishments in Tripura
Political parties established in 2003
Socialist parties in India
Indigenous People's Front of Tripura
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