Gangtok: Prem Singh Tamang, the leader of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM), has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim for a second consecutive term. The oath of office and secrecy was administered by Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya during a ceremony held at Paljor Stadium.
#WATCH | Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) takes oath as the Chief Minister of Sikkim for a second consecutive term
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Expressing gratitude to the people of Sikkim for their overwhelming support, Tamang attributed the landslide victory to the fulfillment of promises made in 2019 and the substantial development work carried out in the state.
#WATCH | After taking oath as Sikkim CM for the second consecutive time, Prem Singh Tamang says, “I thank the people of Sikkim for giving us a thumping majority. The reason behind our victory is that we fulfilled the promises made in 2019 and did development work in the state.… pic.twitter.com/rfgILaZijE
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Alongside Tamang, his Council of Ministers also took the oath, marking the official beginning of the new government in the state.
The SKM secured an overwhelming victory in the assembly polls, winning 31 out of the 32 seats, while the opposition Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) managed to secure only one seat.
Tamang won the elections from the Rhenock Assembly seat defeating SDF’s Som Nath Poudyal by over 7,396 votes.
The polling for 32 assembly seats in Sikkim was held on April 19 in the first phase simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections. This is the third time, Sikkim has witnessed a landslide victory of a political party as similar results were drawn by Sikkim Sangram Parishad and SDF in 1989 and 2009 respectively.
In the 2019 assembly elections, the SKM won 17 seats, while the SDF secured 15 seats out of the 32 seats. SKM won 10 seats in 2014 as it faced its first assembly elections.
