Mizo National Front (MNF) president Zoramthanga took oath as the chief minister of Mizoram, amid Christian rituals, at the Raj Bhavan at 12 noon on Saturday.
Zoramthanga was formally invited by Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan on Wednesday to form the next government after receiving the signed notification of the result from Election Commission officials. The Governor also dissolved the seventh state legislative assembly during the day to pave the way for the constitution of the eighth assembly.
The 74-year-old rebel-turned-politician Zoramthanga has been chief minister of Mizoram twice. He was a former underground leader and a close aide of the legendary MNF leader Laldenga.