Neiphiu Rio sworn in as Nagaland CM
March 08, 2018  12:45
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Senior NDPP leader Neiphiu Rio was sworn-in as the new chief minister of Nagaland by Governor P B Acharya at the Raj Bhavan in Kohima.


Acharya, in a letter to Rio, asked him to prove his majority on the floor of the House on or before March 16.

The governor said he had received letters of support in Rio's favour from 12 legislators of the BJP, one letter from the JD(U) and another from an Independent MLA, besides the 18 legislatures of the NDPP. The new ministry will also be sworn in today.
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