Guwahati, May 28 -- Reported by Mrinal Banik

Agartala: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday appointed first-time MLA Abhishek Debroy as the new president of its Tripura Pradesh committee, ending uncertainty over the state unit leadership.

The 44-year-old legislator from the Matabari Assembly constituency in Gomati district succeeds Rajib Bhattacharjee. Bhattacharjee's term ended in August last year, and he was later elected to the Rajya Sabha.

Before this appointment, Debroy served as the BJP's Gomati district president and was later included in the party's state committee. He has been active in organisational work and youth-related activities within the party.

Debroy started his political career with the Congress and joined the BJP...