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Rajya Sabha member and BJP state president Manik Saha. Credit: Twitter/@DrManikSaha2
Just hours after Biplab Kumar Deb resigned as Chief Minister of Tripura, Rajya Sabha member and BJP state president Manik Saha has been elected as the new Chief Minister of the state, in a legislature party meeting.
Saha is a dental surgeon-turned politician.
Biplab Kumar Deb took to Twitter to congratulate Manik Saha. Further, he stated that under PM Narendra Modi's vision and leadership, Tripura would prosper.
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