BJP govt- New CM Biplab Kumar assumed office in Tripura

Tripura, March, 09: A BJP-led government headed by Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Friday assumed office in Tripura along with its ally IPFT, ending 25 long years of Left rule and leaving the once seemingly invincible Marxists in power only in Kerala.

Governor Tathagata Roy administered the oath of office and secrecy at the Assam Rifles ground to the 48-year-old Deb, followed by Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Barman and seven other Cabinet ministers.

The ministers who took oath include Narendra Chandra Debbarma of the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), Ratan Lal Nath, Sudip Roy Barman, Pranjit Singha Roy, Manoj Kanti Deb, Mevar Kumar Jamatia (IPFT) and a lone woman minister, Santana Chakma.

"Three other ministers will be included in the ministry soon," a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said.