Meet Shurhozelie Liezietsu: Nagaland to get an intellectual as CM

Shurhozelie Liezietsu is on his way to taking over from T R Zeliang as Nagaland CM

Ruling Naga People’s Front (NPF) chief Shurhozelie Liezietsu is on his way to taking over from T R Zeliang as chief minister of Nagaland, with 42 of 49 legislators “unanimously” backing him. Zeliang on Sunday announced his decision to resign as chief minister.

Earlier, Zeliang had sought two-three days to demit office. “A majority of the NPF legislators unanimously elected Shurhozelie Liezietsu as their new legislature party leader to break the deadlock between the agitating groups and the government. We have tried our best to persuade the protesters but they refused to back down,” Nagaland’s lone Rajya Sabha member K