SKM's Prem Singh Tamang Takes Oath As Sikkim Chief Minister For Second Term

Prem Singh Tamang took oath as Chief Minister of Sikkim in Gangtok on Monday.

Prem Singh Tamang took oath as Chief Minister of Sikkim in Gangtok on Monday. ( Image Source :Screengrab/PTI )

Sikkim CM Oath Ceremony: Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM leader Prem Singh Tamang took oath as Chief Minister of Sikkim on Monday for a second term.

Governor Lakshman Acharya administered the oath of office and secrecy to Tamang and his Council of Ministers during the swearing-in ceremony at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok.

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Tamang took oath as chief minister of the Himalayan state for a second term. He was unanimously elected the leader of the legislature party during a meeting of the SKM on June 2.

Sonam Lama, Arun Upreti, Samdup Lepcha, Bhim Hang Limboo, Bhoj Raj Rai, GT Dhungel, Purun Kumar Gurung and Pintsho Namgyal Lepcha took the oath as ministers in the Sikkim government.

 

After taking oath as Sikkim CM for second consecutive time, Prem Singh Tamang said, "I thank the people of Sikkim for giving us a thumping majority. The reason behind our victory is that we fulfilled the promises made in 2019 and did development work in the state. National security is our top priority. We are completing 50 years of statehood in 2025, I will speak to the PM on this."

SKM Bagged 31 Out Of 32 Seats In Sikkim Assembly Election

Ahead of the sewaring-in elaborate security arrangements have been put in place across Gangtok. In the recently concluded Sikkim Assembly elections, the SKM had bagged 31 of the 32 seats in the recently held assembly elections. The opposition SDF won one seat.

The oath ceremony was deferred to June 10. The decision to defer the swearing-in ceremony to June 10 was taken during the SKM legislature party meeting, held on Friday last week at the chief minister's official residence, Mintokgang, as Tamang was scheduled to visit Delhi on Sunday to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister for the third time, news agency PTI reported, citing SKM leaders.

During the legislature party meeting, the newly elected SKM MLAs unanimously adopted a resolution to extend the party's support to Prime Minister Modi.

Meanwhile on Sunday, Narendra Modi took the oath of office as the Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive term at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.