NorthEast India, March 07: Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP)’s Neiphiu Rio and National People’s Party (NPP)’s Conrad Sangma will be sworn in as chief ministers of Nagaland and Meghalaya respectively on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are expected to attend all three ceremonies this week.
1/3: Humbled and honored to have been elected as the BLP Leader! My profound gratitude to each of the state BJP legislators for placing their trust in me! I assure to work tirelessly to fulfill the expectations of our party and the people of Nagaland.@BJP4India @BJP4Nagaland
— Yanthungo Patton (@YanthungoPatton) March 6, 2023
Rio will be leading an all-party government with no opposition in his state even as the central government continues talks with former rebels of the NSCN (IM) to finalize a long-awaited peace accord in the border state.
The NDPP-BJP coalition, in the recently concluded Nagaland polls, won 37 seats in the 60-member Assembly.
Attended the @BJP4Nagaland Legislature meeting held in Kohima today in the presence of BJP National Spokesperson Shri. @NalinSKohli Ji. During the meeting the BJP legislators unanimously elected Shri. @YanthungoPatton as the @BJP4Nagaland Legislature Party Leader. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/PSlVn2Ngqp
— Ranjeet Kumar Dass (@RanjeetkrDass) March 6, 2023
All other parties in the state subsequently extended their letters of support to the Rio-led alliance.
Since the commencement of the election campaign, both NDPP and BJP had projected 72-year-old Rio as their chief ministerial candidate.
In Meghalaya, the NPP-led alliance, with 45 MLAs in its support including two of the BJP, has staked claim to form a government.
Glimpses of the oath taking ceremony of Hon’ble MLAs to the 11th Meghalaya Assembly.
It is the faith of the people that has led us this far. Proud to represent South Tura Constituency as their MLA. My best wishes to all fellow MLAs.
To God be the glory. pic.twitter.com/Wfohb0cSuw
— Conrad K Sangma (@SangmaConrad) March 6, 2023
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NPP head Conrad K Sangma, whose party won 26 seats in the February 27 elections, will take oath as the chief minister on Tuesday, along with other cabinet ministers.
Handed over the letter of support to Hon’ble Governor, Sh. Shri Phagu Chauhan Ji from UDP and PDF to form the Government in alliance with the NPP . pic.twitter.com/a1spSGX3KQ
— Conrad K Sangma (@SangmaConrad) March 6, 2023
On Monday, 58 newly elected MLAs were sworn in as members of the assembly with pro-tem speaker Timothy D Shira administering the oath of office and secrecy to them.
Sangma, who will be sworn in as the chief minister for a second consecutive term, was also present at the ceremony.
The speaker of the newly formed assembly will be elected on March 9 during a special House session.
