Manik Saha takes oath as Tripura chief minister, says will serve people
Deccan ChronicleAgartala: A day after being elected as the ruling BJP's legislature party leader, Manik Saha was sworn in as the new chief minister of Tripura. Congratulating the newly appointed CM of the northeastern state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that Mr Saha will add vigour to the state's development journey. Deputy chief minister Jishnu Dev Varma and minister Ram Prasad Paul, who broke chairs during the BJP's legislative party meeting on Saturday protesting Mr Saha's appointment as the chief minister, arrived at the Raj Bhavan moments after the swearing-in ceremony ended. However, the sudden rise of the Tripura Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance or TIPRA Motha, a regional political party led by the royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarma, which is seeking a separate state for the indigenous people of Tripura has become an issue of serious concern for the BJP.