Tripura gets fresh govt on March 7

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has resigned from his post though the Governor has requested him to continue in office till alternative arrangements were made.

Official sources said here this afternoon that after his formal election as the leader of the Left Front Legislature Party on March 6, Sarkar might meet Governor Lt Gen K.M. Seth (Retd) and stake claim to form the government for the fifth time. The swearing-in ceremony of the Left Front Ministry, headed by Sarkar, will be held at the Agartala Raj Bhavan on March 7 at 9.30 am.

The ruling CPI(M) State Committee and the Left Front Committee would also hold separate meetings here on March 6 to elect the new legislature party leader and discuss the composition of the new ministry, senior party leader Gautam Das said here.