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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 Template:Small |
Portrait | Term of office | Political Party | Chief Minister | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jishnu Dev Varma Template:Small |
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9 March 2018 | Incumbent | Template:Age in years and days | width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | Biplab Kumar Deb | [2] |
See also
References
- ↑ Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution. The Hindu.
- ↑ BJP picks Biplab Deb as new Tripura CM, Jishnu Debbarma to be his deputy, Deb, Priyanka. Hindustan Times(2018-03-06).