DIMAPUR, JULY 8 (MExN): Former Chief Minister TR Zeliang, claiming to be the Leader of the NPF Legislature Party and Chairman, DAN has staked claim to form a new NPF led DAN Government in Nagaland.
A statement addressed to the Nagaland Governor from TR Zeliang which was also received by the media late Saturday evening claimed that he has the support of 34 NPF MLAs out of the 47 (including him) and 7 Independent MLAs taking the tally of his supporters to a total of 49 MLAs.
Zeliang said that 34 NPF MLAs (including himself) had supported him to be the Leader of the Legislature Party of the NPF during a meeting at his residence in Dimapur on July 4, 2017. The meeting further authorized him to stake claim before the Governor to form a new NPF led DAN government.
This above claim had proved that the Council of Ministers of the incumbent Chief Minister Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu has been reduced to a minority, Zeliang’s statement read.
