Overview

• Governor C. H. Vijayashankar administered the oaths at Raj Bhavan in Shillong, completing the induction after eight ministers resigned earlier in the day.
• Those dropped were Ampareen Lyngdoh, Abu Taher Mondal, Rakkam A. Sangma, Comingone Ymbon, Alexander L. Hek, Paul Lyngdoh, Kyrmen Shylla and Shakliar Warjri.
• The new ministers are Sosthenes Sohtun, Timothy D. Shira, Wailadmiki Shylla, Brening A. Sangma, Metbah Lyngdoh, Lahkmen Rymbui, Methodius Dkhar and Sanbor Shullai.
• The reshuffle leaves the council without a woman minister following Ampareen Lyngdoh’s exit, and East Jaintia Hills loses cabinet representation.
• Sangma says the changes honor coalition understandings and regional balance, while observers note a mid-term reset shaped by alliance management and recent controversies involving some outgoing ministers; the Dhar family’s influence also grows with three linked ministers in the council.