Manik Saha tested positive for COVID-19 and urged those who had come in contact with him to take necessary precautions. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, the chief minister wrote, "I have been tested Covid-19 positive today.
I am absolutely fit and fine with no symptoms. I humbly request all those who've come in contact with me to take necessary precautions." The Chief Minister took the oath as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Tripura Assembly Constituency on July 8.
Post resigning as a Rajya Sabha member, he won the MLA seat from Bordowali Assembly Constituency on June 23, 2022. Stating that in Jubarajnagar, CPI(M) held the seat for long, which we could not be wrest away from them back in 2018, despite waves of PM Modi's popularity, Saha said that this time, the BJP won that seat with a majority, adding that the people are with the party.
Saha added that he will be capable of winning all the seats; left unoccupied by BJP, going to be taken over in the coming 2023 Assembly election.