Tripura CM Manik Saha.
Credit: PTI Photo
Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha congratulated BJP leader Indra Sena Reddy Nallu for being appointed as the new governor of the state.
Nallu, a BJP national executive member from Telangana, will replace Satyadev N Arya whose term ended on August 25.
"I heartily congratulate Shri Indrasena Reddy Nallu Ji on being appointed Governor of Tripura," Saha said in a Facebook post on Wednesday night.
Rajya Sabha MP Biplab Deb, the state's former CM, also welcomed Nallu's appointment as the new governor of Tripura.
Nallu is a three-time MLA of undivided Andhra Pradesh, and was also the BJP president of the southern state.