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Manik Saha set to become Tripura CM again: Details here
Manik Saha is all set to become the Tripura CM once again

Manik Saha set to become Tripura CM again: Details here

Mar 06, 2023
07:29 pm

What's the story

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manik Saha is set to become the chief minister of Tripura again, as per the announcement made by the party following a meeting of newly-elected MLAs on Monday. Saha and the new council of ministers will be sworn in on Wednesday. PM Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP President JP Nadda will attend the event, too.

Context

Why does this story matter?

With this announcement, a brief suspense over the CM post ended in Tripura. Notably, a day after the victory, CM Saha tendered his resignation to Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya but didn't stake a claim to form the next government. Tripura, which has 60 Assembly seats, went to polls on February 16 and the results came out on Thursday. The BJP alone won 32 seats.

Prediction

Saha gets top post again given his performance

According to reports, 70-year-old Saha was once again given the top post by the BJP, considering his performance over the past year. Prior to the elections, Saha had also predicted that the ruling coalition of the BJP and the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) would emerge victorious. After the results, he also claimed that the BJP's performance in Tripura was on expected lines.

Twitter Post

Images of celebrations shared on Twitter

About

Who is Manik Saha? 

Saha is a dental surgeon-turned-politician who graduated from Lucknow's King George Medical College as a maxillofacial surgeon. Before joining the BJP in 2016, he was part of the Congress. In 2020, he was appointed the BJP's Tripura chief and helped the party win all 13 municipal bodies in 2021. A former badminton player, Saha also served as the Tripura Cricket Association's president during 2019-22.

Win

Stunning win for BJP in Tripura Assembly elections

To note, in the 2023 Assembly polls, the BJP won 32 seats to retain power in Tripura, reaching the majority mark of 31 on its own. Its ally, the IPFT, won one seat. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) got 11 seats, while Congress won three seats. The Tipra Motha Party (TMP), which made its political debut in this election, won in 13 constituencies.