Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], BJP leader Pema Khandu was on Wednesday re-elected as the BJP legislature party leader in Arunachal Pradesh, paving the way for her to be sworn in as Chief Minister for another term. .
A meeting of newly elected BJP MLAs was held in the presence of Bharatiya Janata Party's central observers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Tarun Chugh and Pema Khandu was unanimously elected as the leader of the legislature party.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, who is an MP from the state, was also present in the meeting.
Pema Khandu will become the Chief Minister for the third consecutive time and will take oath of office along with his cabinet on Thursday. He became the Chief Minister for the first time in 2016.
In the elections held along with the Lok Sabha elections, BJP won 46 seats in the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Assembly.
A meeting of newly elected BJP MLAs was held in the presence of Bharatiya Janata Party's central observers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Tarun Chugh and Pema Khandu was unanimously elected as the leader of the legislature party.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, who is an MP from the state, was also present in the meeting.
Pema Khandu will become the Chief Minister for the third consecutive time and will take oath of office along with his cabinet on Thursday. He became the Chief Minister for the first time in 2016.
In the elections held along with the Lok Sabha elections, BJP won 46 seats in the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Assembly.
