Nagaland Assembly Speaker Vikho-o Yhosu Tuesday administered oath to newly elected NDPP MLA Sharingain Longkumer.
Longkumer won the by-poll to the 26-Aonglenden Assembly constituency in Mokokchung district.
The Speaker administered the oath of office and secrecy to Longkumer at his chamber in the Assembly Secretariat in the presence of deputy speaker Zhaleo Rio, minister for Forest, Environment, Climate Change, CM Chang and Advisors- Mhathung Yanthan and Imnatiba, NLA secretary K. Sekhose stated in a press note.
In the 60-member Nagaland Assembly, the now NDPP has 20 MLAs, its alliance partner BJP 12 and JD(U) one.