Biplab Deb resigns, new Tripura CM to be picked today

Agartala, May 14: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has submitted his resignation to Governor SN Arya, a calendar year up of the important assembly election. A gathering to elite caller campaigner for the top station has been convened at 8 pm.

Biplab Kumar Deb

Union Minister and BJP person Bhupender Yadav & BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde are successful Tripura arsenic the cardinal observers. The caller person who will regenerate Biplab Kumar Deb will be announced this evening.

"A gathering of the legislative enactment will be held at 8 pm. The caller person will be elected, said Union Minister & BJP cardinal observer, " said Bhupender Yadav, after Biplab Kumar Deb resigned arsenic the Chief Minister.

Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma, who is related to the erstwhile Tripura royal family, is expected to drawback complaint successful the interim, sources said. The state is slated to spell to assembly elections adjacent year.

Reportedly, Deb had met Amit Shah successful Delhi and the orders person travel from the BJP leadership.

There person been rumours of infighting wrong the BJP's state unit.

"Party wants maine to work to fortify the organisation," quality bureau PTI quoted Biplab Deb arsenic saying.

Deb became the main curate of the state after the BJP won the 2018 Tripura polls, ending the 25-year-long regularisation of the Left Front government.