Manik Saha took oath as new Tripura Chief Minister on Sunday, May 15, ahead of the state assembly election to be held early next year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated Manik Saha for taking charge as the new chief minister of the state.
“Congratulations to Manik Saha on taking oath as Tripura’s CM. Best wishes to him for a fruitful tenure. I am confident he will add vigour to the development journey of Tripura which began in 2018,”tweeted PM Modi.
Congratulations to Shri @DrManikSaha2 on taking oath as Tripura’s CM. Best wishes to him for a fruitful tenure. I am confident he will add vigour to the development journey of Tripura which began in 2018.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 15, 2022
“Congratulations to Manik Saha on being sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Tripura. I am confident that the state of Tripura under his leadership and the guidance of PM Narendra Modi will continue to scale new heights of progress. Best wishes for his tenure”, tweeted HM Shah.
Congratulations to @DrManikSaha2 Ji, on being sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Tripura.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 15, 2022
I am confident that the state of Tripura under his leadership and the guidance of PM @Narendramodi Ji will continue to scale new heights of progress. Best wishes for his tenure.
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also extended his wishes to the new Tripura CM.
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) May 15, 2022
Former CM of the state, Biplab Deb congratulated his successor and said that he and Saha will continue to work together for the development of Tripura.
— Biplab Kumar Deb (@BjpBiplab) May 15, 2022
Saha was named as the CM after Biplab Kumar Deb called it quits on Saturday. Deb is now likely to take over as the BJP Tripura chief.
After he was declared as the CM, Manik Saha took to microblogging site Twitter to announce that he met the state governor with the letter of support from MLAs.