Naga People’s Front President Shurhozelie Liezitsu. Sources also told news agency PTI that Liezitsu will be sworn in as Chief Minister on February 22. There were talks of former chief minister Neiphiu Rio to be the frontrunner in the race for the CM’s post after Zeliang’s resignation. Sources, however, said Zeliang was trying to influence a section of the legislators to support Liezietsu as NPF president Shurhozelie instead of Rio. Governor of Nagaland P B Acharya has already accepted the resignation of Chief Minister Zeliang.

Source: Indian Express February 20, 2017 09:22 UTC