Weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the spotlight has focused on Tripura's tribal-based parties since the indigenous people have always played a significant role in the mountainous state.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its junior partner, the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), have continued their talks over seat-sharing even as they are adamant on fielding their own candidates for the state's two Lok Sabha seats -- Tripura West and Tripura East.
Separately, the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT), the state's oldest tribal-based party, and leaders of other tribal-centric outfits, have also held inconclusive talks with the central leaders of the Congress, including its President, Rahul Gandhi, earlier this week in Delhi.