Chennai: AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa was today sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for sixth time. This is her second consecutive term as the CM of this southern state.
The swearing in ceremony was held at the Centenary Auditorium at the Madras University. Tamil Nadu Governor Dr K Rosaiah administered oath of office and secrecy to the Chief Minister and 28 members of the cabinet.
AIADMK MLA and former MP Semmalai will be the pro term speaker for the 15th Assembly.
Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu attended the ceremony on behalf of the Prime Minister and the Central government.
For the first time, the main opposition, DMK party's treasurer MK Stalin also attended the ceremony.
The 68-year-old leader had assumed office on May 23, 2015, exactly a year ago, as Chief Minister for the fifth time of the state then following her acquittal in a disproportionate assets case by the Karnataka High Court.
This victory is also historic because after a long wait of more than 3 decades, any party managed to win two elections consecutively. Last time it was in 1984 when Jayalalithaa’s mentor MG Ramachandran came to power for second consecutive terms.
The AIADMK cruised to victory in 134 of the 232 assembly seats, leaving the DMK-Congress combine with 97 seats. Almost all other parties were wiped out.
