Agartala: Manik Saha, a dentist-turned-politician who steered the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to come back to energy in Tripura for a consecutive time period, is all set to turn into the Chief Minister of the northeast state for the second time. Prior to changing into the Chief Minister, Saha was a Rajya Sabha MP and chief of the social gathering within the state. The change of guard happened final yr when Saha changed Biplab Kumar Deb to steer the social gathering within the Assembly polls amid a multi-cornered contest within the northeast state.
Saha, a dental surgeon, joined the BJP in 2016 after quitting Congress. He was made social gathering chief in 2020 and elected to Rajya Sabha in March 2022. After BJP`s victory within the recently-held Tripura Assembly polls, Manik Saha will take oath because the Chief Minister of the northeast state for the second time on Wednesday.
Manik Saha to take oath as CM of Tripura for the second consecutive time period at Swami Vivekananda Maidan in Agartala at present
PM Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda will attend the swearing-in ceremony.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP chief JP Nadda will attend the swearing-in ceremony tomorrow. The mega occasion can be held at Swami Vivekananda Maidan in Agartala.
Amit Shah and Nadda already arrived in Agartala on Tuesday. They have been obtained at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport by Manik Saha. Chief Minister-designate Manik Saha on Monday referred to as on Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya to stake declare to kind the federal government within the Northeast state. Earlier on Monday, there was a common assembly of all of the newly elected BJP MLAs who unanimously proposed the identify of Manik Saha for the chief of the legislature social gathering.
“My sincere gratitude to all for electing me as the leader of the legislature party. Under the guidance of PM Narendra Modi ji, we shall work together to build `Unnata Tripura, Shrestha Tripura` and ensure the welfare of all sections of people,” tweeted Saha after the assembly. Manik Saha on Friday submitted his resignation to Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya at Raj Bhavan in Agartala.
The Governor requested him to proceed till the brand new authorities is sworn in. Speaking to the media, Saha mentioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi may even attend the occasion on March 8.”Last time, the oath-taking ceremony took place at Assam Rifles Ground and this time it will take place at the Swami Vivekananda Maidan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will remain present in the ceremony,” Saha informed reporters.
He additional mentioned that BJP president JP Nadda may even go to the state to participate within the oath-taking ceremony. “Union Home Minister Amit Shah will also be there during the Oath taking ceremony along with various other leaders of the party,” he added.
He mentioned a number of chief ministers of BJP-ruled states may even be a part of the occasion.BJP returned to energy within the state by profitable an absolute majority. According to the Election Commission of India, BJP received 32 seats with a vote share of round 39 per cent.
Tipra Motha Party got here second by profitable 13 seats. Communist Party of India (Marxist) received 11 seats whereas Congress bagged three seats. The Indigenous People`s Front of Tripura (IPFT) managed to open its account by profitable one seat. The CPI(M) and the Congress, arch rivals in Kerala, got here collectively within the Northeast this time in a bid to oust the BJP from energy.
The mixed vote share of CPI(M) and Congress remained round 33 p.c. Chief Minister Saha defeated Congress` Asish Kumar Saha from the Town Bordowali seat by a margin of 1,257 votes. In the 60-member Tripura meeting, the bulk mark is 31. The BJP, which had by no means received a single seat in Tripura earlier than 2018, stormed to energy within the final election in alliance with IPFT and ousted the Left Front which had been in energy within the border state for 35 years since 1978.
The BJP contested 55 seats and its ally, IPFT, on six seats. But each allies had fielded candidates within the Ampinagar constituency within the Gomati district. The Left contested 47 and Congress on 13 seats, respectively.
Of the entire 47 seats, the CPM contested 43 seats whereas the Forward Bloc, Communist Party of India (CPI) and Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) contested one seat every. The CPI(M)-led Left Front dominated the state for almost 4 a long time, with a spot between 1988 and 1993 when the Congress was in energy however now each events joined fingers with the intention to oust BJP from energy.
