Agartala (Tripura): Tripura BJP chief Manik Saha on Sunday took oath as the chief minister of the state on Sunday at Raj Bhawan in Agartala. The BJP legislative party meeting on Saturday had elected Saha as the legislature party leader in the presence of the Central observers. The BJP decided on leadership change in the state a year ahead of the Assembly elections by replacing Biplab Kumar Deb with Saha as the Chief Minister.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the new Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on taking the oath and exuded confidence that he will add vigour to the development journey of the state which began in 2018.
"Congratulations to Dr Manik Saha on taking oath as Tripura's CM. Best wishes to him for a fruitful tenure. I am confident he will add vigour to the development journey of Tripura which began in 2018," PM Modi said in a tweet.
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Congratulations to Shri @DrManikSaha2 on taking oath as Tripura’s CM. Best wishes to him for a fruitful tenure. I am confident he will add vigour to the development journey of Tripura which began in 2018.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 15, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Congratulations to Shri @DrManikSaha2 on taking oath as Tripura’s CM. Best wishes to him for a fruitful tenure. I am confident he will add vigour to the development journey of Tripura which began in 2018.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 15, 2022Congratulations to Shri @DrManikSaha2 on taking oath as Tripura’s CM. Best wishes to him for a fruitful tenure. I am confident he will add vigour to the development journey of Tripura which began in 2018.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 15, 2022
Union Home Minister also congratulated Shah on being sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tripura and said that the state will continue to scale new heights of progress under his leadership.
"Congratulations to Dr Manik Saha ji, on being sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Tripura. I am confident that the state of Tripura under his leadership and the guidance of PM Narendra Modi ji will continue to scale new heights of progress. Best wishes for his tenure," Shah said in a tweet.
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Congratulations to @DrManikSaha2 Ji, on being sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Tripura.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 15, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
I am confident that the state of Tripura under his leadership and the guidance of PM @Narendramodi Ji will continue to scale new heights of progress. Best wishes for his tenure.
">Congratulations to @DrManikSaha2 Ji, on being sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Tripura.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 15, 2022
I am confident that the state of Tripura under his leadership and the guidance of PM @Narendramodi Ji will continue to scale new heights of progress. Best wishes for his tenure.Congratulations to @DrManikSaha2 Ji, on being sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Tripura.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 15, 2022
I am confident that the state of Tripura under his leadership and the guidance of PM @Narendramodi Ji will continue to scale new heights of progress. Best wishes for his tenure.
The BJP national President JP Nadda extended best wishes to the new Chief Minister and said that he has faith that under the guidance of PM Modi and by following his vision, Tripura will be forever transformed.
"Best wishes to Dr Manik Saha ji on being sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Tripura. I have utmost faith that under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji and by following his vision, Tripura will be forever transformed and shall rise to new heights," Nadda tweeted.
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Best wishes to @DrManikSaha2 ji on being sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Tripura. I have utmost faith that under the guidance of Hon. Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji and by following his vision, Tripura will be forever transformed and shall rise to new heights.
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) May 15, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Best wishes to @DrManikSaha2 ji on being sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Tripura. I have utmost faith that under the guidance of Hon. Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji and by following his vision, Tripura will be forever transformed and shall rise to new heights.
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) May 15, 2022Best wishes to @DrManikSaha2 ji on being sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Tripura. I have utmost faith that under the guidance of Hon. Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji and by following his vision, Tripura will be forever transformed and shall rise to new heights.
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) May 15, 2022
Saha is a Rajya Sabha MP and chief of the party in the state. The polls in the state are likely to be held in March next year. Saha, a dental surgeon, is expected to steer the party 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.
The sudden political development came as a surprise to the people of the state. Saha joined the BJP in 2016 after quitting Congress. He was made party chief in 2020 and elected to Rajya Sabha in March this year. Meanwhile, Deb after submitting his resignation to State Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya said that he had wholeheartedly served the people of the Tripura. Deb had taken oath as the first Chief Minister of Tripura in 2018, ending the 25-year-rule of the Communist Party of India in the state.
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