Nagaland: Political crisis looms large, rebel NPF legislators camping in Assam
Probably taking a leaf out of the Tamil Nadu political drama, the rebel legislators of NPF met at a resort in Assam's Kaziranga National Park to select the next Chief Minister of the state.
A top source from the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN), a coalition founded by te NPF, said that former Chief Minister and present Lok Sabha member Neiphiu Rio is likely to be the next CM of Nagaland instead of incumbent CM T R Zeliang.
The source claimed that there has been a patch up between Zeliang and Rio.
The camp of 40 MLAs including Independents in the 60-member house led by NPF president Shurhozelie Leizietsu reportedly reached Kaziranga on Friday night.
Meanwhile, Nagaland Governor PB Acharya is likely to return to Kohima on Saturday after meeting President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi following the current political stalemate in the state.
Rio and Zeliang, both also camping in Delhi, are likely to return to Kohima on Saturday.
On February 15, 33 MLAs out of 42 from NPF had dramatically thrown their weight behind Liezietsu, who they said should be the new CM.
The following day, Zeliang and Acharya rushed to Delhi.
But a new twist was added to Nagaland's political drama on Friday evening after the rebel legislators reached Kaziranga.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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