Manik Saha sworn in as chief minister of Tripura for second time : Seventy-year-old BJP leader Manik Saha on Wednesday took oath as chief minister of the sensitive border state of Tripura. Eight more ministers, including Ratan Lal Nath, Pranajit Singha Roy, Santana Chakma, Tinku Roy and Bikash Debbarma were also sworn in by Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya.
March 2023 Current Affairs Quiz
Tripura governor Satyadeo Narain Arya administered the oath to him at Vivekananda Maidan in the capital city of Tripura, Agartala. The oath ceremony was attended by PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
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.