Pema Khandu Sworn In as Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister For Second Consecutive Term
The frontier state was won under his leadership in the assembly elections held on April 11. Along with Khandu, an eleven-member council of ministers were also sworn in.
Itanagar, May 29: For second consecutive term in a row, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pema Khandu has taken oath as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh. The frontier state was won under his leadership in the assembly elections held on April 11. Along with Khandu, an eleven-member council of ministers were also sworn in.
Khandu was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Brig (Retd) B D Mishra at the Dorjee Khandu Convention Centre here. Among the eleven ministers who were sworn in along with him, include senior legislator Chowna Mein. Arunachal Pradesh General Election Results 2019: BJP Wins Both Lok Sabha Seats by Huge Margin
Among those in attendance at the oath taking ceremony in Arunachal included the Chief Ministers of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya.
Khandu, 39, first took over as the CM in July 2016, after a series of defections from the state-unit of Congress. Khandu was among the Congress rebels who first switched to the NPP and subsequently jumped ship to the BJP with the entire legislature rank.
In the single-phased assembly polls held on April 11, voting was held in 57 constituencies as 3 BJP legislators were elected unopposed. The BJP-led by Khandu won 41 seats in the 60-member assembly.
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