NEW DELHI (TIP): Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) leader Lalduhoma was sworn-in as the new chief minister of Mizoram on December 8, 2023. Several other ZPM leaders also took oath as ministers during the ceremony at the Raj Bhavan complex in Aizawl. On Tuesday, December 5, the ZPM Legislature Party elected Lalduhoma as its leader and K Sapdanga as the deputy leader.
ZPM media cell general secretary Eddy Zosangliana said that the Val Upa Council, an advisory body of the party, met Lalduhoma on Wednesday, December 6, to decide the formation of the council of ministers. With a 40-member assembly, Mizoram can have 12 ministers, including the chief minister. The ZPM, which was registered as a political party only in 2019, emerged victorious in the assembly elections bagging 27 seats, increasing its tally from 8 in the 2018 polls.