Dr Manik Saha took the oath because the chief minister of Tripura on Wednesday for the second consecutive time period within the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union dwelling minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda. PM Modi and Amit Shah reached the state on Tuesday. The swearing-in ceremony was held at Vivekananda Maidan in Agartala. On Monday, Manik Saha staked a declare to kind the federal government after his identify was proposed unanimously by the newly elected BJP MLAs within the state. Others who took the oath on Wednesday included Ratan Lal Nath, Pranjit Singha Roy, Santana Chakma, Sushanta Chowdhury, Tinku Roy, Bikas Debbarma, Sudhangshu Das and Shukla Charan Noatia.
Within the not too long ago concluded Meeting election, the BJP received 32 seats out of 60 with a vote share of round 39%. Tipra Motha emerged because the second-largest get together securing 13 seats. Tipra Motha chief Pradyot Deb Barma congratulated dr Saha on his swearing-in and stated because the 2nd largest get together within the state, Tipra Motha will all the time work for the curiosity of the individuals of the state.
Dr Manik Saha was made the chief minister in 2022 changing Biplab Deb, only a few months earlier than the election. Although he has been working on the grassroots stage within the BJP and was get together chief within the state in 2020, he by no means contested any election earlier than changing into the chief minister. His first election was a bypoll from City Bardowali seat — the seat he retained this meeting election too.
Manik Saha joined the BJP in 2016 after quitting the Congress. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in March 2022.
The 69-year-old dental surgeon has a Mr clear picture which introduced him to the CM submit in a rebranding of the BJP forward of the election after there was a dip in BJP’s recognition within the state due to Biplab Deb.
Dr Saha accomplished a Bachelor of Dental Research programme from Authorities Dental School in Patna and later pursued Grasp of Dental Surgical procedure in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical procedure from King Georges’ Medical School in Lucknow. Saha was head of division of dental surgical procedure at Tripura Medical School and Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial Instructing Hospital at Hapania in Agartala. He was honoured with a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to dental surgical procedure by the Indian Dental Affiliation and Tripura authorities.