October 25, 2009 12:51 PM

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Dorjee Khandu sworn in as chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh

Dorjee Khandu, who led the Congress to a two-thirds majority in the Arunachal Pradesh assembly elections, was today sworn in as the fifth Chief Minister of the state. Governor Gen (retd) J J Singh administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Khandu, who returned as Chief Minister for a consecutive second term, in a glittering ceremony at the Durbar hall of the Raj Bhavan in Itanagar.<br/>AICC observer V Narayansami, CWC member Luizinho Falerio and AICC secretary Sanjay Bapna and all the newly-elected MLAs were present at the oath-taking ceremony. According to party sources the Cabinet will be expanded after discusions with Central leaders.<br/>Khandu, a former army intelligence officer rewarded for his exploits during the Bangladesh war, had turned a social activist before joining politics in 1980.<br/>He was elected unopposed to the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh in March 1990 from Mukto constituency. Khandu was re-elected in March 1995 from the same constituency and was given the portfolio of Minister of State for Cooperation. In 2007, he replaced Apang as the Chief Minister who had ruled the tribal state for 23 years.

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