Biplab Deb Kumar sworn in as Tripura chief minister
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Updated: Mar 09, 2018, 03.13 PM IST
Biplab Kumar Deb was sworn in as the chief minister of Tripura today. Today's ceremony officially marked BJP's entry into the left bastion, ending 25 years of uninterrupted rule of the CPM-led Left Front.
Forty-eight-year-old Deb had met governor Tathagata Roy on March 6 to stake claim to form the government after BJP along with its ally IPFT won 43 seats in the recently concluded assembly elections.
Former CM of Tripura Manik Sarkar, Senior BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi & HM Rajnath Singh were also present in today's swearing in ceremony.
The BJP under its state chief Biplab Kumar Deb and along with its ally Indigenous People's Front of Tripura won 43 seats. CPI(M) leader and Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who has been in power for 20 years, has reached the end, with the party getting 16 seats. The BJP won 35 of the 59 seats that went to polls in Tripura, ousting the CPI(M) which won only in 17 assembly constituencies.
PM Narendra Modi and all the chief ministers of the BJP-ruled states were present during the ceremony.
Former chief minister Manik Sarkar was personally invited by Deb and BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav.
Earlier in the week, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, announced Biplab Kumar Deb as the chief minister while Jishnu Debbarma was named as deputy chief minister.
Jishnu Debbarma is yet to be elected as an MLA as polling in his Charilam (Scheduled Tribe) constituency was postponed due to the death of the CPM candidate.The election would now be held on March 12.
In a tweet, Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma wished Biplab Kumar Deb ahead of his taking over Manik Sarkar's reins.
Forty-eight-year-old Deb had met governor Tathagata Roy on March 6 to stake claim to form the government after BJP along with its ally IPFT won 43 seats in the recently concluded assembly elections.
Former CM of Tripura Manik Sarkar, Senior BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi & HM Rajnath Singh were also present in today's swearing in ceremony.
The BJP under its state chief Biplab Kumar Deb and along with its ally Indigenous People's Front of Tripura won 43 seats. CPI(M) leader and Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who has been in power for 20 years, has reached the end, with the party getting 16 seats. The BJP won 35 of the 59 seats that went to polls in Tripura, ousting the CPI(M) which won only in 17 assembly constituencies.
PM Narendra Modi and all the chief ministers of the BJP-ruled states were present during the ceremony.
Former chief minister Manik Sarkar was personally invited by Deb and BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav.
Earlier in the week, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, announced Biplab Kumar Deb as the chief minister while Jishnu Debbarma was named as deputy chief minister.
Jishnu Debbarma is yet to be elected as an MLA as polling in his Charilam (Scheduled Tribe) constituency was postponed due to the death of the CPM candidate.The election would now be held on March 12.
In a tweet, Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma wished Biplab Kumar Deb ahead of his taking over Manik Sarkar's reins.
