Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Thursday allocated portfolios to his two deputy chief ministers and nine ministers. In his opposition-less government, Rio also appointed 24 MLAs as "advisors" to various departments. The elected winners took oath and sworn in on Tuesday.
The chief minister himself kept major portfolios like finance, personnel and administrative reforms that were not allocated to any minister.
Deputy Chief Minister Taditui Rangkau Zeliang was given the responsibility for the planning and transformation and national highway departments, while the second Deputy CM Yanthungo Patton was assigned the home and border affairs departments.
Salhoutuonuo Kruse, the first woman minister in the state, was allocated the women's resources development and horticulture departments.
Sharingain Longkumer, a senior NDPP MLA, was not given any portfolio and is likely to be the Speaker, which he was in the previous assembly.
Here's a complete list of the cabinet ministers of the Nagaland Assembly elected by the 2023 polls held in February:
| Serial no. | Minister | Party | Constituency | Portfolio |
| 1 | Neiphiu Rio | NDPP | Northern Angami II | Chief Minister, Finance, Personnel & Administrative Reforms |
| 2 | Taditui Rangkau Zeliang | NDPP | Peren (ST) | Deputy CM, Planning & Transformation, National Highway |
| 3 | Yanthungo Patton | BJP | Tyüi (ST) | Deputy CM, Home, Border Affairs |
| 4 | Salhoutuonuo Kruse | NDPP | Western Angami (ST) | Women Resource Development, Horticulture |
| 5 | K. G. Kenye | NDPP | Chizami (ST) | Power, Parliamentary Affairs |
| 6 | P. Paiwang Konyak | BJP | Tizit (ST) | Health & Family Welfare |
| 7 | G. Kaito Aye | NDPP | Satakha (ST) | Roads & Bridges |
| 8 | N. Jacob Zhimomi | BJP | Ghaspani II (ST) | Public Health Engineering, Cooperation |
| 9 | Metsubo Jamir | NDPP | Mokokchung Town (ST) | Rural Development, SIRD |
| 10 | Temjen Imna Along | BJP | Alongtaki (ST) | Tourism, Higher Education |
| 11 | C.L John | NDPP | Tehok (ST) | Forest, Environment & Climate Change, Village Guards |
| 12 | P. Bashangmongba Chang | BJP | Tuensang Sadar I (ST) | Housing & Mechanical Engineering |
The NDPP-BJP alliance returned to power for the second time in a row in Nagaland, with the NCP, NPP, Naga People’s Front, RPI (A), LJP (Ram Vilas), JD(U) and Independent MLAs extending support for an opposition-less government.
According to the rules, Nagaland, with a 60-member assembly, cannot have more than 12 ministers, including the chief minister. To accommodate all parties, Rio appointed 24 "advisors" and allocated them to various departments, such as tribal affairs, agriculture, municipal affairs, labour, and industries and commerce.
The assembly election was held on February 27, while the results were declared on March 2.
With agency inputs.
First Published: Mar 10, 2023 9:57 AM IST
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