Kohima Bureau
Kohima, March 21 (EMN): Following a week’s recess, the first session of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) will continue from Thursday.
The list of business on Thursday include the address by Governor PB Acharya which will be followed by obituary references and the motion of thanks to the governor’s address.
The first sitting of the newly mandated 13th NLA commenced on March 13 during which the new members took oath and elected a new speaker.
Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio sought a trust vote on the same day and won with 33 out of 59 members voting in favour of his government, the People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA). The PDA has 18 members from the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, 12 from the Bharatiya Janata Party, two from the National People’s Party, one Janata Dal (United) and an independent.
The Naga People’s Front (NPF), with 26 elected members, has been relegated to the opposition bench after 15 years in power. Former chief minister TR Zeliang has been appointed the NPF’s Legislature Party Leader and subsequently recognised as the leader of opposition by newly elected Speaker Vikho-o Yhoshü.
