Kohima, March 12: Senior leader and former Bihar minister Nand Kishore Yadav will take the oath of office as the 23rd Governor of Nagaland on Friday morning. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at the Lok Bhavan in Kohima.
Yadav, who has been appointed as Governor, arrived in Kohima on Thursday. Upon his arrival, he was welcomed by Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, his cabinet colleagues, Chief Secretary Sentiyanger Imchen, and other officials.
President Droupadi Murmu announced the appointments and transfers of governors and lieutenant governors across several states and union territories on March 5. In this context, former Bihar minister and Assembly Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav has been appointed as the Governor of Nagaland.
Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio congratulated Yadav on social media platform X, stating, “On behalf of the people of Nagaland, I congratulate Nand Kishore Yadav Ji on his appointment as Governor of Nagaland. I look forward to working together for the welfare and continuous progress of the state.”
Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton also extended his heartfelt congratulations on X, saying, “Congratulations to Nand Kishore Yadav Ji on being appointed as the Governor of Nagaland.” He expressed confidence that Yadav’s decades of public service experience would guide the state with wisdom and dedication, further strengthening the path of peace, development, and prosperity. He wished Yadav a successful and meaningful tenure.
Nand Kishore Yadav will succeed Ajay Kumar Bhalla, who has been holding additional charge of Nagaland along with Manipur since August 25 of last year. The President appointed Bhalla as the additional charge of Nagaland on August 16, following the death of the previous Governor, La. Ganeshan, who passed away at the age of 80 in a Chennai hospital on August 15.
At 73, Nand Kishore Yadav joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in 1969 and became active in the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in 1971. He served as the president of the Bihar unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 1998 to 2003 and held several key positions in the Bihar government.
In February 2024, he was elected as the 17th Speaker of the Bihar Assembly. Yadav is considered a senior leader within the BJP in Bihar, and his appointment as Governor of Nagaland is seen as recognition of his extensive political experience and contributions to public life.
He has been elected seven times as a legislator from the Patna Sahib constituency (formerly Patna West) and has represented the BJP throughout his career.
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