Political career
Saha was a member of Indian National Congress before joining Bharatiya Janata Party in 2016. He became the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Tripura unit in 2020. In April 2022, Saha was elected as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha.Chief Minister of Tripura
On 14 May 2022, just a year before assembly polls in the state, Biplab Kumar Deb resigned from his post. After a hurriedly called legislature party meeting, BJP announced Saha's name as his successor and said he would extend cooperation to the new chief minister. Saha took oath as the 11th Chief Minister of Tripura on 15 May 2022.Personal life
Saha was born to Makhan Lal Saha and Priya Bala Saha on 8 January 1953. He received his Dental degree, B.D.S. and M.D.S. in "Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery" degrees from Patna Dental College, Govt. Dental College, Patna, Bihar and King George's Medical University, King George's Medical College, Lucknow. Saha is married to Swapna Saha, with whom he has two daughters. He is also the president of the Tripura Cricket Association. Before he joined mainstream politics, Saha used to teach in Tripura Medical College & Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Teaching Hospital, Tripura Medical College located at Hapania.References
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