Outgoing Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and former ministers of his cabinet would attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new BJP-IPFT combine government tomorrow, Left Front convener Bijan Dhar said today.
Outgoing Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and former ministers of his cabinet would attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new BJP-IPFT combine government on Friday, Left Front convener Bijan Dhar said on Thursday.
Earlier, BJP leader Ram Madhav and Chief Minister designate Biplab Deb met and invited Manik Sarkar for swearing-in ceremony.
However, leaders of opposition Left parties would not join the programme in protest against post-poll violence in the state, said Dhar, also CPI(M) state secretary.
"The outgoing chief minister and his ministers would attend the swearing-in ceremony. Left parties have also been invited to join it. But we will not go there to protest against the post-poll violence," Dhar told a press conference.
BJP state president Biplab Kumar Deb would be sworn-in as the chief minister at the Assam Rifles ground here on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and three chief ministers of BJP-ruled states in the northeastern region would be present at the swearing-in ceremony, state BJP spokesperson Mrinal Kanti Deb said.
"All the chief ministers of the BJP-ruled states and the members of the BJP parliamentary board have been invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony, he said.
48-year-old Deb staked claim to Governor Tathagata Roy on March 6 to form the government in the state. The governor then invited him to do so.
The BJP-Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) combine swept to power in the state last week, ending 25 years of uninterrupted rule of the CPI(M)-led Left Front.
The BJP had bagged 35 seats and the IPFT eight in the 60-member House.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari had stated on March 6 that Jishnu Debbarma will be the deputy chief minister.
Debbarma is yet to be elected as an MLA as polling in his Charilam (Scheduled Tribe) constituency was postponed due to the death of the CPI(M) candidate.
The election would now be held on March 12.
Deb, a long-time RSS volunteer, has been largely credited for the BJP's turnaround in the state.
(With PTI inputs)
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