Lalduhoma takes oath as CM, gives Mizoram 1st woman cabinet mantri

Former IPS officer Lalduhoma, a maverick who led his fledgling party to a famous electoral victory against Zoramthanga's MNF, was sworn in on Friday as the CM of a 12-member Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) government in Mizoram that includes the state's first woman minister of cabinet rank in 61-year-old Lalrinpuii. The new government has seven cabinet ministers and four ministers of state. Lalfamkima was appointed pro-tem speaker of the 40-member assembly.