Manik Saha (born 8 January 1953) is an Indian politician serving as the 11th and current Chief Minister of Tripura since 2022. He represents the Town Bordowali Assembly constituency in the

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since 2022. He was also the former member of

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from

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from 2022 until he became Chief Minister in 2022 and the

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of Bharatiya Janata Party, Tripura from 2020 to 2022. He is a member of

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since 2016 and

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before 2016.

Political career

Saha was a member of

before joining

in 2016. He became the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Tripura unit in 2020 till 2022. In June 2022, Saha was elected as an MLA. He is strongly critical of communism in Tripura. He declared himself

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and a committed

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Chief Minister of Tripura

On 14 May 2022, just a year before assembly polls in the state, Biplab Kumar Deb resigned from his post. After a hurriedly called legislature party meeting, BJP announced Saha's name as his successor and said he would extend cooperation to the new chief minister. Saha took oath as the 11th Chief Minister of Tripura on 15 May 2022.

Personal life

Saha was born to Makhan Lal Saha and Priya Bala Saha on 8 January 1953. He received his B.D.S. and M.D.S. in "Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery" degrees from Govt. Dental College, Patna, Bihar and King George's Medical College, Lucknow. Saha is married to Swapna Saha, with whom he has two daughters. He is also the president of the Tripura Cricket Association. Before he joined mainstream politics, Saha used to teach in Tripura Medical College located at Hapania.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saha, Manik 1953 births Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Tripura Rajya Sabha members from Tripura People from Tripura Chief ministers of Tripura Indian National Congress politicians from Tripura King George's Medical University alumni University of Lucknow alumni Tripura MLAs 2023–2028