AGARTALA: Seventy-year-old BJP leader Manik Saha on Wednesday took oath as chief minister of the sensitive border state of Tripura. Eight more ministers, including Ratan Lal Nath, Pranajit Singha Roy, Santana Chakma, Tinku Roy and Bikash Debbarma were also sworn in by Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya.
With the blessings of Maa Tripurasundari, took oath as the Chief Minister of Tripura in the glorious presence of Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji, Hon'ble HM Shri @AmitShah ji, Honble @BJP4India President Shri @JPNadda ji in Agartala today. pic.twitter.com/BzFXTjj6xF
— Prof.(Dr.) Manik Saha (@DrManikSaha2) March 8, 2023
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda as well as Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma were among the dignitaries present on the occasion.
डॉ @DrManikSaha2 जी को त्रिपुरा राज्य के मुख्यमंत्री पद की शपथ लेने पर हार्दिक बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं।
माँ त्रिपुर सुंदरी के आशीर्वाद तथा आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के कुशल मार्गदर्शन में राज्य समृद्धि एवं उन्नति के नित नए कीर्तिमान रचे ऐसी कामना करता हूं। pic.twitter.com/8KdV5DHmUK
— Dr. Mahesh Sharma (@dr_maheshsharma) March 8, 2023
In all, eight ministers from the BJP and one from its ally IPFT were inducted into the cabinet. Of these, five were new faces, while four ministers who were in the earlier cabinet found a place in the new line-up.
Heartiest Congratulations and Best Wishes to Shri @DrManikSaha2 Ji on taking oath as the CM of Tripura.
May the people of Tripura get all their needs and aspirations fulfilled under your able leadership and under the guidance of Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi Ji. pic.twitter.com/ppJgGHzVPa
— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) March 8, 2023
The BJP won 32 seats in the 60-member House in the recent assembly elections in Tripura, while its ally IPFT managed to secure one seat.
Manik Saha had been made chief minister earlier in 2022, replacing Biplab Kumar Deb, in a brand renewal exercise after it was found that his popularity rating was plummeting on account of the poor law and order situation in Tripura’s hinterland.
Source: Press Trust of India
