The new Advisor for Technical Education and Elections is the freshly elected NDPP MLA Medo Yhokha in the Nagaland government.
In presence of Deputy CM Y Patton, along with several ministers, NDPP president Chingwang Konyak and state BJP president Temjen Imna, Yhokha received his appointment letter by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio.
Yhokha said, “I will be committed and try to perform my responsibilities up to the expectation of the general public for the upliftment of the departments.”
Yhokha won the by-election to the Southern Angami-I seat on November 3rd.
The ‘letter of support’ was handed over by T Yangseo Sangtam from the Pungro-Kiphire seat to the ruling People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA).
“I handed over the letter to the chief minister during a courtesy call after being sworn-in as MLA on November 18,” he said.
Minister Neiba Kronu, who is the ruling coalition’s spokesperson, said
A decision on inducting Sangtam into the government is yet to be taken, said the ruling coalition’s spokesperson, Minister Neiba Kronu.
“It is well appreciated that he is supporting the government but the alliance is yet to take any final decision”, said Minister Neiba Kronu.
In the 60-member House, the ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) has 20 MLAs while its ally BJP has 12 members, and is also supported by two Independent MLAs.
Opposition Naga People’s Front (NPF) with 25 members is the single largest political party.
The Noksen seat is vacant, following the death of sitting MLA and Minister CM Chang in October.