List of deputy chief ministers of Nagaland

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The Deputy Chief Minister of Nagaland is a member of the Cabinet of Nagaland Government in the Government of Nagaland. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.[1] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the Chief Minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.

List of Deputy Chief Ministers[edit | edit source]

Sr. No. Name
(constituency) 		Portrait Term of office Political Party Chief Minister Ref
1 Yanthungo Patton
(Tyui) 		The Nagaland Home Minister, Shri Yanthungo Patton meeting the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, in New Delhi on November 09, 2016 (cropped).jpg 8 March 2018 Incumbent 7 years, 232 days Bharatiya Janata Party Neiphiu Rio [2]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu.
  2. ↑ "Nagaland Lokayukta orders probe against Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton". The Hindu. 21 February 2020.
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