India, July 3 -- BJP MLA from Nalchhar, Kishor Barman, was on Thursday sworn in as a cabinet minister in the Manik Saha government in Tripura in the presence of Governor Indra Sena Reddy Nallu. Chief minister Saha, his council of ministers and other administrative officials were also present.

Barman is a first-time MLA after winning the 2023 Assembly polls on a BJP ticket. He completed his post graduation in Bengali from Tripura University in 2004.

He was engaged with the BJP's organisational work in West Bengal for a long period, after which he was made the party general secretary in Tripura in 2021.

This is the second time in two years when the BJP-led state government has expanded its cabinet after coming back to power in 2023.

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