New Delhi: A new political force is taking shape in the Northeast, with the BJP’s Tripura ally TIPRA Motha joining hands with Meghalaya’s ruling National People’s Party (NPP) to launch a common platform to represent the region’s interests on the national stage.

While the leaders behind the initiative are keeping their cards close to the chest, sources told ThePrint that the announcement of the new outfit, which could also be a political party, will be made next week in Delhi in the presence of Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and TIPRA Motha founder Pradyot Debbarman.

It is learnt that former Congress leader Daniel Langthasa, who launched the People’s Party in September in Assam’s North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council, will also be a part of the outfit, along with Nagaland’s Mmho

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