INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Manik Saha has been called the chief minister of Tripura for the 2nd term.A spokesperson of the BJP informed press reporters
after the BJP legislative party held at Agartala
The officials stated that the selection was unanimously backed by all MLAs of the party.BJP kept Tripura with a comfy majority even when a
strong battle was predicted in the middle of speculations of anti-incumbency and likewise the reality that archrivals Congress and the Left
Saha changed Biplab Deb as Tripura CM hardly a couple of months ago.The swearing-in of the brand-new chief minister will be hung on March 8
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda is expected to attend the swearing-in functions of the
brand-new federal governments in all three northeastern states.In the recently-concluded assembly elections in the state, Manik Saha
defeated Congresss seasoned leader Ashish Kumar Saha, by a margin of 1,257 votes from Town Bardowali despite critics within his own party
forecasting a tough time for him in the prominent constituency.From Saha signing up with the saffron party in 2016 to being made primary
minister last year in a brand renewal exercise, it has been a short but upward journey for the 69-year-old dental surgeon-turned
politician.Before joining politics, Saha utilized to teach at Tripura Medical College situated in Hapania.
