Pema Khandu took charge as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday.

Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Brig. (retd.) B.D. Mishra administered the oath of office and secrecy at the Dorjee Khandu Convention Centre in Itanagar. Eleven Ministers, took the oath of secrecy.

The Chief Ministers of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya attended the function.

Neiphiu Rio tweets as “An honour to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers at #Itanagar. Congratulations @PemaKhanduBJP on being sworn-in as the Chief Minister of #ArunachalPradesh. My best wishes to you and your Council of Ministers for a successful tenure. 

The BJP, led by Pema Khandu, won 41 seats in the 60-member Assembly. Chowna Mein, The Deputy Chief Minister and other five sitting cabinet ministers — Wangki Lowang, Bamang Felix, Kamlung Mossang, Alo Libang,
and Honchun Ngandam, are the part of the new ministry.

Tumke Bagra who was the member of the legislative assembly, Taba Tedir and Nakap Nalo, newly elected MLA’s also got the opportunity to be a part of Khandu’s Government.

Kiren Rijju tweeted ‘’Young & dynamic @PemaKhanduBJP ji takes oath as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh. My best wishes to him and team. I assure my full confidence and support. Arunachal Pradesh will prosper and march with New India under the visionary leadership of PM @NarendraModi ji.

The Janata Dal (United) won seven seats, and the National People’s Party registered victory in five seats. The Congress could win only four seats. The People’s Party of Arunachal got one seat.

“It is a historic day for the BJP in Arunachal Pradesh as we could form a government of our own,” Khandu said, adding that on behalf of people of Arunachal Pradesh, he would like to thank Narendra Modi for his special attention in bringing about development in the state.