N’land CM inducts five more advisors with Cabinet status

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Kohima: Nagaland Chief Minister, T R Zeliang on Friday inducted five more advisors with Cabinet status into his one-year old NPF-led DAN ministry.
With Friday’s induction of the five advisors with Cabinet status, Zeliang has included 41 legislators of the 60 members into his ministry. He has 12 Cabinet Ministers and 24 Parliamentary Secretaries.
Amongst those sworn in are – Thongwang Konyak and Naiba Konyak of NPF, Imtilemba Sangtam and Dr T M Lotha of BJP and S I Jamir of Congress.
They have been assigned with different departments and government undertakings.
The Chief Minister administered oath of office and affirmation to the new advisors at his official chamber in the State Civil Secretariat here.
Inducting the eight Congress legislators into the DAN ministry, Zeliang on May 8 had created history of an ‘Opposition-less’ state government.
Zeliang will be completing one-year in office as the Chief Minister of the state on May 24. (PTI)

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