Neiphiu Rio sworn in as Nagaland CM, PM Modi attends
Kohima/IBNS/UNI: Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) leader Neiphiu Rio was on Tuesday sworn in as Nagaland Chief Minister for the fifth time along with 11 other cabinet ministers.
Governor La Ganesan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Rio at a solemn programme at the Raj Bhavan here in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior BJP leaders.
Honoured and humbled to be sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Nagaland in the presence of the Hon'ble @PMOIndia Shri @narendramodi ji, Hon'ble @HMOIndia Shri @AmitShah ji, Shri @JPNadda and other dignitaries and well-wishers in attendance. pic.twitter.com/XDWeWFj6lq
— Neiphiu Rio (@Neiphiu_Rio) March 7, 2023
Rio's cabinet includes two Deputy Chief Ministers T R Zeliang and Y Patton.
Rio will be leading an all-party government as all the other parties have given him letters of support.
The NDPP and the BJP fought the elections together. While the NDPP bagged 25 seats, the BJP got 12 in the 60-member Assembly.
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