Manik Saha takes oath as Tripura Chief Minister, replaces Biplab Deb

Agartala (Tripura) [India], May 15: A day after BJP leader Biplab Kumar Deb resigned from the post of the Tripura Chief Minister, state party chief Manik Saha took oath as the next chief minister of the state on Sunday at Raj Bhawan in Agartala. Dr Saha, who was chosen by the BJP as the new chief minister of Tripura, is a Rajya Sabha MP and chief of the party in the state which will go to the polls by March next year.

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Heartiest congratulations to Sri @DrManikSaha2 on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Tripura. Under the leadership of PM @narendramodi Ji together we will work for the development of Tripura. Best wishes for your tenure.

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- Biplab kumar Deb (@bjpbiplab) 15 May 2022

A professor of dental surgery, Dr Saha will be expected to steer the party to victory in the assembly polls amid a multi-cornered contest in the northeastern state where Trinamool Congress is also seeking to emerge as a key player. Dr Saha, 69, was named as the leader of the BJP legislature party hours after the resignation of Deb. He will take oath as the 11th Chief Minister of Tripura. The sudden political development came as a surprise to the people of the state. Also Read: CNG price hiked by Rs 2 per kg in Delhi-NCR Dr Saha joined BJP in 2016 after quitting Congress. He was made party chief in 2020 and elected to Rajya Sabha in March this year. Meanwhile, Deb resigned from his post in fast-paced political developments in the state that will face polls early next year. He said after submitting his resignation to State Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya that he had wholeheartedly served the people of the state. Also Read: PSPCL supplying uninterrupted power despite sudden increase in demand Deb had taken oath as the first Chief Minister of Bharatiya Janata Party in Tripura in 2018 ending the 25-year-rule of the Communist Party of India in the state. -PTC News