Agartala, Mar 08, 2023, TRIPURA TIMES Desk

Agartala, Mar 8: Dr. Manik Saha was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tripura on Wednesday.

Besides, eight other members of the new Tripura cabinet also took oath at the swearing-in ceremony held at Swami Vivekananda Maidan, Agartala.

Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya administered the oath of office to the new council of ministers of BJP-IPFT govt 2.0.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma along with other leaders joined the historic event.

Chief Ministers of other states- N. Biren Singh (Manipur), Pema Khandu (Arunachal Pradesh), Prem Singh Tamang (Sikkim) and a host of dignitaries were in attendance during the swearing-in ceremony.

The CPM and Congress leaders boycotted the oath ceremony while Tipra Motha leaders also skipped the event.

Four ministers of the previous government who fought the 2023 elections & secured victory have been denied berth this time. They are- Ram Prasad Paul, Manoj Kanti Deb, Rampada Jamatia and Bhagaban Das.
 
Three new faces of BJP-- Tinku Roy, Sudhangshu Das, Bikas Debbarma and Shukla Charan Noatia of IPFT have been inducted in the new council of ministers.

Three ministerial berths have been kept vacant in view of the possible participation of Tipra Motha Party (TMP) in the BJP-led government.

The new Tripura cabinet:

Dr. Manik Saha (Chief Minister), Ratanlal Nath, Pranajit Singha Roy, Santana Chakma, Sushanta Chowdhury, Tinku Roy, Bikas Debbarma, Sudhangshu Das and Shukla Charan Noatia (IPFT). The Chief Minister is expected to distribute the portfolios within a day or two.

Meanwhile, the BJP-IPFT alliance retained power in Tripura for the second straight term by winning 33 seats in the 60-member state assembly, for which elections were held on February 16. The poll results were declared on March 02 last.