ISAS Briefs

The appointment of T R Zeliang as NagalandÔÇÖs new Chief Minister (CM) on 22 July 2017 was an unexpected decision.1 He was chosen by Governor P B Acharya after the latter dismissed the CM Sh??rhozelie Liezietsu for skipping the floor test of a special session of the legislative assembly three days earlier.2 He had been facing criticism from some party members for picking his son Khriehu Liezietsu as his advisor with cabinet status and salary. The GovernorÔÇÖs decision may be seen as a prudent move that might quell the disquiet within the ruling Nagaland PeopleÔÇÖs Front and set the stage for an orderly conduct of the 2018 legislative assembly elections.