Nagaland Governor appoints T R Zeiling as CM after Liezietsu fails to turn up for floor test
According to reports, the Governor has invited Zeiling to take oath at 3 pm on Wednesday itself only hours after Leizietsu failed to appear in the Assembly to prove majority.
The Governor had asked Liezietsu to prove majority after his predecessor Zeliang claimed he has the support of 47 MLAs of the Nagaland People's Front in the 59-member House.
Zeliang was present in the House with his followers when the Speaker said the proceedings would be reported to the Governor.
Earlier, the Kohima bench of the Gauhati High Court dismissed the CM’s plea to stay the Governor’s directive asking him to go through a floor test and only deferred the process by a few days.
Zeliang had to resign in February following protests over holding of urban local bodies election with 33 per cent reservation for women.
He is now enjoying the support of four BJP legislators and Nagaland BJP president Visasolie Lhoungu besides many party MLAs in the intra-party tussle for the power.
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