Dental surgeon-turned-politician Manik Saha sworn in as Tripura CM for second term

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Assam Chief Minister and NEDA convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the swearing-in ceremony of the dental surgeon-turned-politician Manik saha

BJP leader Manik Saha was sworn in as the chief Minister of Tripura for a second consecutive term today.

He was administered the oath by Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya along with 7 other ministers from the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura ( IPFT) and BJP at Swami Vivekananda Maidan in Agartala.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Assam Chief Minister and NEDA convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP national President JP Nadda, Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang, Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu and Manipur CM N Biren Singh were present at the swearing-in ceremony of Manik Saha-led government in the state.

Needless to add that BJP has indeed made significant advancements in the Northeast by forming governments with the alliance in three Northeastern states–Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura.

The presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, HM Shah and JP Nadda Nadda at the swearing-in ceremony of the Manik Saha-led government who also attended the swearing-in ceremony of Conrad Sangma-led Meghalaya government and Neiphiu Rio-led Nagaland government yesterday (March 7) is the BJP’s clear message to the nation and the Congress in particular, that the northeast means a lot to BJP, the party cares for the people and the states of the region and the region will play a significant role in the 2024 general elections.

This is also a direct snub to Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge who had said that there is nothing big about the results of Northeast states.

It may be mentioned here that the BJP had a sweeping victory in the recently concluded Assembly elections by winning 32 out of 60 seats alone crossing the majority mark of 31; while its alliance partner the IPFT could manage to win only 1 seat.

Manik Saha won from the Town Bordowali seat by defeating Asish Kumar Saha of the Congress by a margin of 1257 votes.

Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma-led TIPRA Motha which for the first time contested 42 seats on its own, emerged as the second largest party securing 13 seats. The CPI(M) and Congress got 11 and three seats, respectively.

Manik Saha who is a dental surgeon-turned-politician was named as Chief Minister of Tripura replacing then-chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb who assumed the post in 2018.

From that point on until now, he has actually handled affairs quite well and has been a friendly face and accepted by the people.

By Lipika Roy

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