Tipra Motha chief Pradyot Deb Barman on Wednesday said an "interlocutor" will be appointed shortly by the Centre as part of a process set in motion by Union Home minister to arrive at a constitutional solution to issues affecting the indigenous people of Tripura.
Seeking to set at rest speculations over his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, Tipra Motha chief Pradyot Deb Barman said there was no discussion on an alliance with the ruling BJP and the discussions broadly centered on the "interest of dopha" (indigenous people).
BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Wednesday said a meeting was held between his party, which secured a second, straight mandate in Tripura, and the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) on how they can come together and work for the development of the Northeast state.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda on Wednesday held a meeting with Manik Saha who was sworn in as the Tripura Chief Minister for the second time today.
The oath ceremony will take place at Vivekananda Maidan in Agartala, and will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda, and several CMs of BJP-ruled states.
Manik Saha, a dentist-turned-politician who steered the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to gain power in Tripura for a consecutive term, is all set to become the Chief Minister of the northeast state for the second time.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda will attend the swearing-in ceremony tomorrow. The mega event will be held at Swami Vivekananda Maidan in Agartala.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Guwahati to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the three northeastern states where assembly elections were held recently, was accorded a warm welcome in the city on Tuesday.
After Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) electoral success in the recently held Tripura Assembly polls, Chief Minister-Designate Manik Saha on Monday called on Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya to stake claim to form the government in the northeastern state.
After Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) victory in the recently concluded Tripura Assembly polls, the caretaker Chief Minister Manik Saha has been elected as the leader of BJP legislative party on Monday.