Cabinet reshuffle: Three new ministers takes oath

The much-awaited and anticipated cabinet reshuffle of the Biplab Deb-led Tripura government took place on Tuesday.

Three new ministers were inducted into the Biplab Deb-cabinet in Tripura Tuesday afternoon in the first-ever cabinet expansion of the BJP-led government in the state.

MLAs Sushanta Chowdhury, Bhagaban Das and Ramprasad Paul were inducted as ministers.

The party high command after hours of meeting has selected Ram Prasad Paul, Bhagaban Das and Sushanta Chowdhury for the three vacant posts of the BJP, while one seat will remain 

Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya administers the oath of office at Raj Bhavan, Agartala.

Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, other cabinet members, MLAs, and Union Minister of State Pratima Bhowmik among many others were present in the swearing-in ceremony.