Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Wednesday called off a public meeting in which he had sought the people’s mandate on whether he should continue to remain on the top post of the state, The Indian Express reported. The decision came after the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership stepped in to manage the crisis.
“There is no threat to his leadership in the state and he [Biplab Deb] will continue to serve the people of Tripura as chief minister,” BJP central observer Vinod Sonkar told the newspaper. “Let the organisation handle the issues in the party.”
