The party is demanding a separate state ofGreater Tipralandfor theindigenous communitiesof the north-eastern state.
They want the Centre to carve out the separate state underArticle 2 and 3of theConstitution.
Among the 19 notifiedScheduled Tribesin Tripura,Tripuris(aka Tipra and Tiprasas) are the largest.
According to the 2011 census, there are at least 5.92 lakh Tripuris in the state, followed byBru or Reang(1.88 lakh) and Jamatias (83,000).
They are demanding a separate state not only for the indigenous people but also for all communities who live in theTripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC)area.