Manik Saha to be new Tripura CM

Agartala: Manik Saha will be the new Tripura chief minister succeeding Biplab Kumar Deb who resigned earlier on Saturday, BJP leaders said. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Saturday said he had submitted his resignation to Governor SN Arya. "Congratulations and best wishes to @DrManikSaha2 ji on being elected as the legislature party leader.

I believe under PM Shri @narendramodi Ji's vision and leadership Tripura will prosper," Deb tweeted.

Deb made the announcement after meeting the governor at the Raj Bhavan here. He went to New Delhi and met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda on Thursday for a confabulation on the party's affairs in the Northeastern state.

There have been rumours of infighting within the BJP's state unit. Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma, who is related to the erstwhile Tripura royal family, was expected to take charge in the interim, sources said.

The state is slated to go to assembly elections next year.