For 5th term Neiphiu Rio takes oath as Nagaland Chief Minister

Guwahati: Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) leader Neiphiu Rio was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Nagaland for the fifth term on Tuesday.

The 72-year-old politician was sworn in by Nagaland Governor La Ganesan.
T R Zeliang and Y Patton were sworn in as Deputy Chief Ministers of the state while other members of the Rio Cabinet were also sworn in.

State BJP chief Temjen Imna Along and Salhoutuonuo Kruse, one of the two women elected to the Nagaland Assembly for the first time, are among those who took oath as members of the Council of Ministers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda and Assam Chief Minister and NEDA convener Himanta Biswa Sarma were present on the occasion.

Rio will lead an all-party opposition-less government, even as the NDPP-BJP alliance won 37 seats in the 60-member house in recent assembly elections in the northeastern state.
All other parties in the state have endorsed their letters to the Rio-led coalition.

The NDPP and its ally – the BJP won a total of 37 seats in the 60-member assembly during the recently concluded Nagaland elections – 25 with the NDPP and 12 with the BJP.
Meanwhile, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) which contested 15 assembly constituencies also managed to open its account by winning two seats.

The Naga People’s Front (NPF) also won two seats, while the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) won seven seats in the northern state. Janata Dal (United) won one seat.