Update: Nationalist Democratic Progressive Partys Neiphiu Rio and National Peoples Party chief Conrad Sangma took oath as the Chief Minister of Nagaland and Meghalaya respectively, today. Both the ceremonies were graced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other party leaders.———————————————————————————————————————————————————PM Will Attend Oath Ceremony Of Meghalaya, Nagaland Chief Ministers TodayPrime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the oath ceremony of Meghalaya and Nagaland new Chief Ministers today. Neiphiu Rio of National Democratic Progressive Partys and Conrad Sangma of National Peoples Partys will become the new Chief Ministers of Nagaland and Meghalaya, respectively. The swearing in ceremony of Chief Minister of Tripura will happen on Wednesday. According to reports, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda will also be present at the oath taking ceremony with the PM.Nagalands Neiphiu Rio is the longest serving chief minister who is all set to resume the office on the fifth consecutive term after the convincing win. Rio on Saturday presented his resignation to the state Governor La Ganesan and staked claim to form the new government.The Prime Minister will attend the searing-in ceremony at of new Meghalaya government in Shillong at 11 am today. Thereafter, he will join the next oath ceremony of Nagalands new chief minister which is scheduled to be held at 1.45 pm in Kohima today. Notably, the oath ceremony of Nagalands chief minister is scheduled to happen at 11 am tomorrow.According to Election Commission of India, the National Democratic Progressive Party and Bhartiya Janta Party retained power in the Nagaland election by winning 37 out of 60 member assembly seats.The newly elected chief ministers of Nagaland and Assam met with the BJP high commission in New Delhi on Sunday to discuss the formation of the new governments in the state.Nagaland made history when it chose its first female lawmakers in 60 years as a state. The state which has had 13 assemblies thus far, had never had a female legislator. Hekhani Jakhalu and Salhoutuonuo Kruse, are the two female parliamentarians from the governing NDPP, defeated the incumbent MLAs in the Western Angami and Dimapur-III seats, respectively.After winning 26 seats in the Assembly elections, Conard Sangamas NPP is set to from its government for the second consecutive term as a chief minister of the Meghalaya. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at Raj Bhawan in Shillong where Prime minister Narendra Modi along with other party leaders will attend the event. According to the data shared by the Election Commision of India, Meghalaya CM conard Sangma won the South Tura constituency with the margin vote of 5,016 against BJPs Bernard N Marak. The results were declared on March 2 after the counting.Significantly, Neiphiu Rio, the head of the NDPP, teamed up with the BJP to win 37 of the states 60 seats, signifying victory. NDP won 25 seats out of the total won seats, whereas BJP took 12 seats. In Meghalaya, where many political factions asserted their majority in the elections and the right to form the government, however, things were not quite that simple. In the end, the Peoples Democratic Front (PDF) and the United Democratic Party (UDP) supported Conrad Sangmas NPP coalition on Sunday.Tripura will witness the formation of the new government by swearing-in ceremony in which BJPs CM candidate will take the oath as new chief minister of the state. The BJP and IPFT alliance won 32 seats, and qualified to make the government in the state, after the state assembly elections.As per information, the speaker of the newly formed assembly will be elected on March 9 during a special House session in Meghalaya. The BJP in Tripura its leader Manik Saha will continue to hold the post of the chief minister.Who is Neiphiu RioNeiphiu Guolhoulie Rio, is an Indian politician who serving as the 9th and current Chief Minister of Nagaland since 2003. He is the only Nagaland Chief Minister to have served three consecutive terms, won five consecutive terms and the longest serving Chief Minister of Nagaland. He was also a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2018 in Nagaland.Who is Conard SangmaConrad Kongkal Sangma, is the 12th and current Chief Minister of Meghalaya. He is a member of National Peoples Party and represents the South Tura constituency since 2018 and selsella constituency from 2008 to 2013. He is former leader of the opposition in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly and has served as National President of Nationalist Youth Congress.
