Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb resigns ahead of 2023 assembly polls

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb resigned from his post on Saturday. He submitted his resignation to the governor. Post his resignation, Biplab Kumar Deb said, "The party [BJP] is above all. I have worked for the party under the leadership and direction of PM Modi. I have tried to do justice to the people of Tripura as the head of the party’s state unit and as CM. I have tried to ensure peace, development and steer the state out of the Covid crisis." Speaking to the media, he added, "Everything has a time frame. We work in that time frame. Wherever I am sent, be it CM or some other post, Biplab Deb can fit in everywhere." This comes a day after Biplab Kumar Deb met Union home minister Amit Shah. The decision regarding his resignation, according to sources, came from the BJP's leadership.