<p>Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Thursday allocated portfolios to his two deputy CMs and nine ministers.</p>.<p>Rio also appointed 24 MLAs as ‘advisors’ to various departments in his opposition less government.</p>.<p>Rio kept for himself the portfolios such as finance, personnel & administrative reforms and others not allocated to any minister.</p>.<p>Deputy Chief Minister Taditui Rangkau Zeliang was allocated the planning & transformation and national highway departments while the second Deputy CM Yanthungo Patton was given home and border affairs departments.</p>.<p>Salhoutuonuo Kruse, the first woman minister in the state, was allocated the women's resources development and horticulture departments.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/rio-sangma-sworn-in-as-cms-again-in-nagaland-meghalaya-two-deputy-cms-in-both-states-1197932.html" target="_blank">Rio, Sangma sworn in as CMs again in Nagaland, Meghalaya, two deputy CMs in both states</a></strong></p>.<p>While the parliamentary affairs department went to K G Kenye, the health & family welfare department was given to P Paiwang Konyak.</p>.<p>While the NDPP-BJP alliance returned to power for the second time in a row in the northeastern state, the NCP, NPP, Naga People’s Front, RPI (A), LJP (Ram Vilas), JD(U) and Independent MLAs extended support to it for an opposition less government.</p>.<p>According to the rule, Nagaland with a 60-member assembly cannot have more than 12 ministers including the chief minister.</p>.<p>To accommodate all parties, Rio appointed 24 ‘advisors’ and allocated them various departments such as tribal affairs, agriculture, municipal affairs, labour, and industries & commerce.</p>.<p>Senior NDPP MLA Sharingain Longkumer was not given any portfolio and he is likely to be the Speaker which he was in the previous assembly.</p>.<p>The assembly election was held on February 27 while the results were declared on March 2.</p>
<p>Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Thursday allocated portfolios to his two deputy CMs and nine ministers.</p>.<p>Rio also appointed 24 MLAs as ‘advisors’ to various departments in his opposition less government.</p>.<p>Rio kept for himself the portfolios such as finance, personnel & administrative reforms and others not allocated to any minister.</p>.<p>Deputy Chief Minister Taditui Rangkau Zeliang was allocated the planning & transformation and national highway departments while the second Deputy CM Yanthungo Patton was given home and border affairs departments.</p>.<p>Salhoutuonuo Kruse, the first woman minister in the state, was allocated the women's resources development and horticulture departments.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/rio-sangma-sworn-in-as-cms-again-in-nagaland-meghalaya-two-deputy-cms-in-both-states-1197932.html" target="_blank">Rio, Sangma sworn in as CMs again in Nagaland, Meghalaya, two deputy CMs in both states</a></strong></p>.<p>While the parliamentary affairs department went to K G Kenye, the health & family welfare department was given to P Paiwang Konyak.</p>.<p>While the NDPP-BJP alliance returned to power for the second time in a row in the northeastern state, the NCP, NPP, Naga People’s Front, RPI (A), LJP (Ram Vilas), JD(U) and Independent MLAs extended support to it for an opposition less government.</p>.<p>According to the rule, Nagaland with a 60-member assembly cannot have more than 12 ministers including the chief minister.</p>.<p>To accommodate all parties, Rio appointed 24 ‘advisors’ and allocated them various departments such as tribal affairs, agriculture, municipal affairs, labour, and industries & commerce.</p>.<p>Senior NDPP MLA Sharingain Longkumer was not given any portfolio and he is likely to be the Speaker which he was in the previous assembly.</p>.<p>The assembly election was held on February 27 while the results were declared on March 2.</p>