Biplab Kumar Deb takes oath as tenth Chief Minister of Tripura as new BJP govt assumes charge in state
Biplab Kumar Deb was sworn-in as the tenth Chief Minister of Tripura, assuming the charge of the first BJP government in the state after trouncing the Left Front government who ruled the northeastern state for 25 years
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Tripura BJP chief Biplab Kumar Deb was sworn-in as the tenth Chief Minister of Tripura on Friday, thereby assuming the charge of the first BJP government in the state after trouncing the 25-year rule of the Left government in state. Twitter @AmitShah
The ceremony, held at the Assam Rifles ground, was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, Union home minister Rajnath Singh, senior BJP leaders Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi. Twitter @narendramodi
Governor Tathagata Roy administered the oath of office to Biplab Deb. BJP leader Jishnu Deb Burman took oath as deputy chief minister. Seven other ministers, including Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) chief NC Debbarma also took oath as ministers. Twitter @narendramodi
Speaking at the occasion, Modi thanked the people of Tripura and said that the newly formed "BJP government is for people who voted for the party and also for those who did not." Twitter @BJP4India
Chief ministers of BJP-ruled states - Vijay Rupani (Gujarat), Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Madhya Pradesh), Sarbananda Sonowal (Assam), Raghubar Das (Jharkhand) besides others also attended the function. Twitter @BJP4India