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{{Infobox Indian Political Party
|party_name      = Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra
|colorcode        = Green
|logo             = INPT-flag.svg
|leader           = [[Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl]]
| president = Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl
| chairman = [[Jagadish Debbarma]]
| eci = Regional Party
|secretary = [[Jagadish Debbarma]]
|colours = {{color box |Green}}
|foundation       = 2002
|dissolution      = 2021
|state_seats  = {{Composition bar |0|60| hex =Green}}<small>([[Tripura Legislative Assembly]])</small>
|state2_seats = {{Composition bar|02|30|hex =Green}}<small>
([[Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council]])</small>
|founder          =[[Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl]] 
|ideology         = [[Tripuri nationalism]] 
|headquarters     = Pragati Road, krishnagar, Agartala-799100,[[Tripura]], [[India]]
|predecessor = [[Tripura National Volunteers]]
|split  = [[Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti]] 
|merged = [[The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance]]
|youth = Indigenous Youth Federation of Twipra
|position = [[Centrism|Centre]]
|website          = {{URL| http://www.inpt/tripura.com}}
|flag=INPT-flag.svg
|symbol=[[File:Saw election symbol.png|120px]]
|abbreviation=INPT
}}
The '''Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra''' (abbr. INPT) was a [[political party]] in the Indian state of [[Tripura]] between 2002 and 2021. [[Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl]] was the president of the party.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-29|title=55 years on, Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl continues to fight for Tripura's indigenous community- A TNT Exclusive|url=https://thenortheasttoday.com/currentaffairs/politicsandgovernance/55-years-on-bijoy-kumar-hrangkhawl-continues-to-fight-for/cid2519677.htm|access-date=2021-04-19|website=thenortheasttoday.com|language=en-IN|archive-date=22 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422143325/https://thenortheasttoday.com/currentaffairs/politicsandgovernance/55-years-on-bijoy-kumar-hrangkhawl-continues-to-fight-for/cid2519677.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> It merged with the [[The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance|Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Alliance (TIPRA)]] party on 11 June 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=INPT merged with TIPRA Motha, Bijay Hrangkhal TIPRA Motha new President |url=https://tripurainfo.com/TripuraNews/INPT-merged-with-TIPRA-Motha-Bijay-Hrangkhal-TIPRA-Motha-new-President--11031.html |website=tripurainfo.com |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-date=12 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612093653/https://tripurainfo.com/TripuraNews/INPT-merged-with-TIPRA-Motha-Bijay-Hrangkhal-TIPRA-Motha-new-President--11031.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tripura: INPT announces merger with TIPRA |url=https://assamtribune.com/north-east/tripura-inpt-announces-merger-with-tipra-1091910 |work=Assam Tribune|date=7 May 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tripura: INPT merges with Pradyot Kishore Deb Barman's TIPRA |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/tripura-inpt-merges-with-pradyot-kishore-deb-barman-s-tipra-2360493.html |work=Zee News}}</ref>

==History==
The INPT was formed as a merger of the [[Indigenous People's Front of Tripura]] and the [[Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti]] in 2002.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

The formation of the INPT was pushed through after pressure from the underground [[National Liberation Front of Tripura]], who wanted to unite all tribal nationalist forces in a single party. The INPT was commonly and wrongly perceived as the political wing of NLFT.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

==Prominent politicians==
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* [[Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl]], former militant chief of [[Tripura National Volunteers]]
* [[Jagadish Debbarma]], former chairman of the TTAADC from 1990 to 1995
* [[Shyama Charan Tripura]]

==Past results==
===TTAADC===
As IPFT had a majority in the [[Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council]], INPT came to govern that institution until 2003.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

INPT suffered a serious setback in the summer of 2003, when a group of TTAAADC members under the leadership of Hiren Tripura broke away and formed the [[National Socialist Party of Tripura]]. One high-ranking INPT leader, Shyamcharan Tripura, took the side of the dissidents. NSPT were able to, with support from the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M)) members in TTAADC, to win a majority in the assembly and INPT formed the opposition.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

===Tripura State Legislative Assembly===
In the state assembly elections in 2003 INPT was allied with the [[Indian National Congress]]. INPT launched 18 candidates and Congress 42. Six INPT candidates were elected, and in total the party received 189 186 votes. The elections were won by the [[Left Front (Tripura)|Left Front]]. After the 12th Assembly Election held in 2018, INPT has no representatives in the Tripura State Legislative Assembly.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

===Lok Sabha (parliamentary elections)===
Ahead of the [[Lok Sabha]] elections in 2004 INPT joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)-led [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]. INPT supported the [[Nationalist Trinamool Congress]] and BJP candidates in the election.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

==See also==
*[[Tripuri nationalism]]
*[[Tripura rebellion]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/mis-Political_Parties/Constitution_of_Political_Parties/Constitution_of_I.N.P.T.pdf Constitution of INPT at Election Commission of India]

{{Indian political parties}}

[[Category:Indian nationalist political parties]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2002]]
[[Category:Political parties in Tripura]]
[[Category:Tripuri nationalism]]
[[Category:2002 establishments in Tripura]]
[[Category:Indigenous People's Front of Tripura]]