Dr Manik Saha (69) took oath of office as the chief minister of Tripura, leading the BJP-led government in the North-eastern state for the second time, on Wednesday (8th March 2023) in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah.

* Saha took oath along with eight others, including a woman and four new faces, at a mammoth gathering at Vivekananda Stadium in Agartala.

* Which also saw the attendance of BJP national president J P Nadda, chief ministers and several top leaders from the saffron party-ruled states.

* In 2022, he was made the chief minister after replacing Biplab Deb.

* He joined the BJP in 2016 after quitting Congress.

* He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in March 2022..

Source : Times of India