List of deputy chief ministers of Tripura

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Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura
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The Chief Minister of Tripura, Shri Biplab Kumar Deb and the Deputy Chief Minister, Shri Jishnu Debbarma calling on the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on March 20, 2018 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Jishnu Dev Varma
since 9 March 2018
Tripura Legislative Assembly
Member ofTripura Legislative Assembly
Cabinet of Tripura
NominatorChief Minister of Tripura
AppointerGovernor of Tripura
Inaugural holderJishnu Dev Varma

The Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura is a member of the Cabinet of Tripura Government in the Government of Tripura. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.[1] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the Chief Minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.

List of Deputy Chief Ministers[]

Sr. No. Name
(constituency) 		Portrait Term of office Political Party Chief Minister Ref
1 Jishnu Dev Varma
(Charilam) 		The Chief Minister of Tripura, Shri Biplab Kumar Deb and the Deputy Chief Minister, Shri Jishnu Debbarma calling on the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on March 20, 2018 (cropped).jpg 9 March 2018 Incumbent 3 years, 345 days Bharatiya Janata Party Biplab Kumar Deb [2]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu.
  2. ^ Deb, Priyanka (6 March 2018). "BJP picks Biplab Deb as new Tripura CM, Jishnu Debbarma to be his deputy". Hindustan Times.
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