New Delhi, May 14: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has announced his resignation as the Chief Minister of the North Eastern state. The new chief minister will be elected at a party meeting. The update of resignation comes after the CM meets Amit Shah.
According to reports, CM Biplab Kumar Deb said, "The party is above all. I have worked for the party under the leadership and direction of PM Modi. I have tried to do justice to the people of Tripura as the head of the party’s state unit and as CM. I have tried to ensure peace, development and steer the state out of the Covid crisis."
The news of Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb's resignation has come a day after the CM met Union Home Minister Amit Shah. According to reports, the decision came from BJP leadership. Union minister Bhupender Yadav and BJP General Secretary Vinod Tawde have been made observers for the BJP's legislature party meet.