@Article { Title = {Nuances of the Left Debacle in Tripura}, Author = {V Bijukumar}, Journal = {Economic and Political Weekly}, Year = { 2019}, Month = {19}, Number = { Issue No. 42}, Volume = {Vol. 54}, Abstract = {The electoral and political debacle of the left in Tripura is a culmination of long-term social churning. Discontent among the tribal population as well as the divide between tribal and Bengali communities were effectively utilised by the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has led to precipitous erosion of the base of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). }, Publisher = {Economic and Political Weekly}, Type = {Journal} }