Agartala, Mar 06: The Left Front today staked claim to form the government in Tripura after unanimously electing Manik Sarkar as its leader. A Front delegation met governor Lt Gen (Retd) K M Seth and staked claim to form the next government after newly elected legislators unanimously elected Sarkar, its convenor Baidyanath Majumdar said.
The delegation was led by Majumdar.
Members of the fifth left front ministry will take oath tomorrow at Raj Bhavan, Majumdar said.
The ministerial council would have 18 ministers, including five new faces, Majumdar said.
The only elected woman candidate Bijaylakshmi Sinha would also be inducted into the new ministry.
One minister from the previous cabinet, Bidhu Bhushan Malakar would not be in the new cabinet, Majumdar said.
Two ministers of the outgoing ministry could not win the February 26 elections.
Portfolios of the existing ministers would remain more or less same in the new ministry.
Bureau Report