With the successful conclusion of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 and the Assembly Elections in four states, all eyes are now on the upcoming swearing-in ceremonies following these significant events in India's political landscape. While the swearing-in ceremony for the Modi 3.0 government was successfully conducted yesterday (June 9) at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan, the swearing-in ceremony for the Sikkim Assembly was also held today, with Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) supremo Prem Singh Tamang assuming the Chief Minister's office of the Himalayan state for the second consecutive term.
The ceremony was held at 4 p.m. today. Earlier, the officials said that around 30,000 people were to attend the ceremony at Paljor Stadium to witness Tamang and his Council of Ministers taking the oath of office and secrecy, administered by Governor Lakshman Acharya. In view of the event, security arrangements were made across Gangtok.
Along with Tamang, Sonam Lama, Arun Upreti, Samdup Lepcha, Bhim Hang Limbu, Bhoj Raj Rai, GT Dhungel, Purun Kumar Gurung and Pintsho Namgyal Lepcha took oath as ministers in the Sikkim government.
PM Modi congratulates CM Tamang
After the oath, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated CM Tamang on assuming the office for the third time. PM Modi wished him a fruitful tenure.
Further, it is pertinent to note that the SKM, led by 56-year-old Prem Singh Tamang, achieved a landslide victory in the assembly polls and secured the lone Lok Sabha seat in Sikkim.
The SKM won 31 of the 32 assembly seats in the polls, which took place simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections. Tamang won from both the Rhenock and Soreng-Chakung constituencies that he contested. While, the opposition Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), which ruled the state for 25 years until 2019, was limited to only one seat.
CM Prem Singh Tamang Wins Both Seats
Tamang won from the Rhenock seat and also secured his second seat in the Soreng-Chakung constituency. Tamang defeated SDF's Som Nath Poudyal by 7,044 votes in the Rhenock assembly seat, according to an Election Commission official. Tamang received 10,094 votes, while his nearest rival from the SDF got 3,050 votes.
