National People’s Party (NPP)’s Conrad Sangma was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya today. Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP)’s Neiphiu Rio will take oath as Chief Minister of Tripura later today in a grand ceremony.
Manik Saha will take oath as the Chief Minister of the BJP-led coalition government in Tripura on Thursday, a day after Holi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who attended Mr Sangma’s swearing-in ceremony today, are expected to attend the other two as well.
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Seven other MLAs from the National People’s Party (NPP), two from the UDP and one each from BJP and HSPDP were also administered the oath of secrecy as ministers in Mr Sangma’s cabinet by Governor Phagu Chauhan at Raj Bhavan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda and Assam Chief Minister and NEDA convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma were among those present on the occasion.
Prestone Tynsong and Sniawbhalang Dhar, both from the NPP, took oath as deputy chief ministers.
Shillong | Abu Taher Mondal, Kyrmen Shylla, Marcuise N Marak and Rakkam A Sangma take oath as ministers in the new NPP-led Meghalaya government. pic.twitter.com/w7EaFcEhdz
– ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2023
Marcuise N Marak, Rakkam A Sangma, Ampareen Lyngdoh, Comingone Ymbon and AT Mondal were among those from the NPP who were sworn-in as cabinet ministers. BJP’s AL Hek, UDP’s Paul Lyngdoh and Kyrmen Shylla, and Shakliar Warjri of the HSPDP also took oath as ministers.
Prestone Tynsong and Sniawbhalang Dhar take oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers of Meghalaya, in Shillong. pic.twitter.com/gHRdeqzqlw
– ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2023
National People’s Party chief Conrad Sangma takes oath as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya for the second consecutive term.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday began his two-day visit to the Northeast, where he will attend the swearing-in ceremonies in Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland, and also hold a closed-door meeting with the Assam cabinet.
The PM arrived at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati, where he was received by Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and senior cabinet ministers and officials. From there, he left for Shillong aboard a helicopter.
#WATCH | Shillong: Meghalaya CM-designate Conrad Sangma attends a prayer meeting with all cabinet ministers before they all leave for Raj Bhavan for the swearing-in ceremony of the new Government. pic.twitter.com/kRCvRNwfLV
– ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2023
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma and his cabinet colleagues on Tuesday, officials said.
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