Biplab Kumar Deb confirmed as Tripura’s next Chief Minister, says Nitin Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari has confirmed that Biplab Kumar Deb will be the next chief minister of Tripura, where the BJP-IPFT alliance toppled the Manik Sarkar-led Left Front government, which ruled the state for over two decades. The announcement was made by Gadkari at a press conference on Tuesday and it was later in the day that the swearing-in ceremony would take place this Friday (March



9).

Addressing mediapersons, Biplab Kumar Deb said that Jishnu Deb Burman will work with him as the Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura.

Deb, Tripura state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was the frontrunner for the post of Tripura CM since the declaration of the results of the state Assembly elections. He contested from Banamalipur constituency.