Update: Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party leader Neiphiu Rio took oath as the Chief Minister of Nagaland, not at the Raj Bhavan as reported earlier, but at the Kohima Local Ground.


Governor P B Acharya administered the oath of office and secrecy to Rio and his 11 Council of Ministers.


This is the first time that the chief minister and council of ministers of a newly-elected government in Nagaland took oath in full public view.


The venue holds significance as the announcement of Nagaland's statehood on December 01, 1963 was made from here by the then president Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.


The swearing-in ceremonies in Nagaland have so far been high-profile shows at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan, with VVIPs, VIPs and top bureaucrats in attendance.