Rio to take oath as Nagaland CM today; Rajnath, Amit Shah to attend

March 08, 2018 08:56

The new Nagaland government headed by NDPP leader Neiphiu Rio is set to take oath at a public function in Kohima today. Governor P B Acharya would administer the oath of office and secrecy to Rio and the 11 ministers at the main rostrum of the ground, in the presence of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP president Amit Shah.

The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, in alliance with the BJP, will take over the reins of the north-eastern state with the support of 32 MLAs. The alliance has chosen senior NDPP leader Rio as the chief minister.

Rio will be assuming the charge of Nagaland chief minister for the fourth time. He had served his three previous terms between 2003 and May 2014.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was reportedly requested to grace the swearing-in ceremony as this was the first time the BJP had won 12 seats in the state, had expressed his inability to attend it, a source in the Raj Bhavan said.

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