India News | Ex-BJP MP Rajdeep Roy Named Party In-charge of Tripura Unit

Agartala, Jul 26 (PTI) Former BJP MP from the Silchar Lok Sabha constituency, Rajdeep Roy, has been appointed as the in-charge of the party's Tripura unit, officials said.

The development comes close on the heels of the panchayat elections on August 8.

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Roy replaces Mahesh Sharma, a party release said.

Chief Minister Manik Saha, BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee and former Union minister Pratima Bhoumik were among those who congratulated Roy.

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“Congratulations and greetings to Rajdeep Roy for being appointed as the party's state in-charge,” Saha said in a post on Facebook.

Bhattacharjee, in his message, said: “BJP national president J P Nadda has appointed party in-charges for various states. Congratulations to former Silchar MP Rajdeep Roy for being appointed as the ‘party prabhari' for Tripura.”

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