Manik Saha
Chief Minister, Tripura
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
In office since
8 March 2023
Tenure
3.5 years
Born
1953
✦ Education
BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery)
Calcutta Dental College
PhD (Dentistry)
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
✦ Prior Role
Professor of Dentistry; BJP state president (Tripura); Rajya Sabha MP
✦ Context & Governance Notes
Saha, a dental surgeon and professor, replaced Biplab Kumar Deb as CM in May 2022 following internal dissatisfaction. BJP won 32 of 60 seats in the 2023 Tripura elections with coalition support from IPFT, returning Saha as CM. He is known for his professorial style and is considered more moderate than his predecessor. Tripura has seen significant infrastructure improvement under BJP but remains economically dependent on central transfers.
Quick Facts
- Full Name
- Manik Saha
- Role
- Chief Minister, Tripura
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Alliance
- NDA
- In Office Since
- 2023-03-08
- Tenure
- 3.5 years
- Birth Year
- 1953
Sources
Education from EC affidavits; tenure data from official government records.