The chief minister of Tripura, an Indian state, is the head of the Government of Tripura. As per the Constitution of India, the Governor of Tripura is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Tripura Legislative Assembly, the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.https://apuat21.cgg.gov.in/web/legislative-assembly/leader-of-the-house
Since 1963, Tripura has had eleven chief ministers. The first was Sachindra Lal Singh of the Indian National Congress. Manik Sarkar of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) served as chief minister of Tripura from 1998 to 2018; his reign was the longest in the state's history. The incumbent is Manik Saha, who succeeded Biplab Kumar Deb both are from Bharatiya Janata Party. First non-INC associated Nripen Chakraborty
Oath as the state chief minister The chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the chief minister of state: Benglish: "Ami, [Name], Ishwarer name shapath koritechhi / driptobhabe ghoshona koritechhi je, ami biniyomito bhabe sthapito Bharat-er Shongbidhaner proti prokrito bishwash o anugotto poshwan koribo; ami Bharat-er sharbovoumotto o akhandata rakhya koribo; ami [State Name] rajyer montri hishebe amar kortobbyo nishtha o bibek-er shathe palon koribo; ebong ami bhoy ba pokkhopat, anurag ba birag-er urdhw-e uthiya, Shongbidhan o ain onujayi shob prokarer manusher proti naybichar koribo.""Ami, [Name], Ishwarer name shapath koritechhi / driptobhabe ghoshona koritechhi je, [State Name] rajyer montri hishebe amar bibechanar jonne jaha ona hobe ba jaha amar gochor hobe, taha ami protyokkho ba porokkhobhabe konobyakti ba byaktiborgoke janatbo na ba prokash koribo na; kebolmatro montri hishebe amar kortobbyo suthubhabe paloner jonne jodi taha proyojon hoy, tobei ami taha prokash koribo."
Chief Ministers of Tripura (1963–present) Died in office Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term
# PortraitMinister ElectionTerm of officePolitical party From To Period Union territory of Tripura (1956–1972) 1 Sachindra Lal Singh 1963 1 July 1963 1 November 1971 Indian National Congress 1967 Position vacant (1 November 197120 January 1972)President's rule was imposed during this period State of Tripura (1972–present) Position vacant (21 January20 March 1972)President's rule was imposed during this period 2 Sukhamoy Sen Gupta 1972 20 March 1972 1 April 1977 Indian National Congress 3 Prafulla Kumar Das 1 April 1977 26 July 1977 Congress for Democracy 4 Radhika Ranjan Gupta 26 July 1977 4 November 1977 Janata Party Position vacant (5 November 19775 January 1978)President's rule was imposed during this period 5 Nripen Chakraborty 1977 5 January 1978 5 February 1988 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1983 6 Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar 1988 5 February 1988 19 February 1992 Indian National Congress 7 Samir Ranjan Barman 19 February 1992 10 March 1993 Position vacant (11 March10 April 1993)President's rule was imposed during this period 8 Dasarath Deb 1993 10 April 1993 11 March 1998 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 9 Manik Sarkar 1998 11 March 1998 9 March 2018 2003 2008 2013 10 Biplab Kumar Deb 2018 9 March 2018 15 May 2022 Bharatiya Janata Party 11 Manik Saha 15 May 2022 Incumbent 2023
Statistics List by chief minister
#Chief MinisterPartyTerm of office Longest term Total duration 1 Manik Sarkar 19 years, 363 days 19 years, 363 days 2 Nripen Chakraborty 10 years, 31 days 10 years, 31 days 3 Sachindra Lal Singh 8 years, 123 days 8 years, 123 days 4 Sukhamoy Sen Gupta 5 years, 12 days 5 years, 12 days 5 Dasarath Deb 4 years, 335 days 4 years, 335 days6 Manik Saha* * * * 7 Biplab Kumar Deb 4 years, 67 days 4 years, 67 days 8 Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar 4 years, 14 days 4 years, 14 days 9 Samir Ranjan Barman 1 year, 19 days 1 year, 19 days 10 Prafulla Kumar Das CFD 116 days 116 days 11 Radhika Ranjan Gupta 101 days 101 days
See also List of Tripura ministries
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Indian states since 1947