Dr Manik Saha to be new BJP President in Tripura
Our Bureau
AGARTALA, January 14, 2020: Tripura BJP will have new President Wednesday - a day after completion of nomination process. Dr Manik Saha, a dental surgeon, would take the baton from Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb who has been holding the post since January 2016.
Dr Saha submitted his nomination paper in party office Tuesday and emerged as consensus candidate as no other leader followed the suit.
Official announcement of new party President would be made tomorrow.
Sources said Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has endorsed candidature of 62 years old Dr Saha and worked out to reach to a consensus.
There were talks about Member of Parliament from West Tripura Constituency Pratima Bhowmik and state Vice President Rajib Bhattacharjee on contesting for the top job, but they finally relented on a consensus candidate at intervention of central leadership.