List of deputy chief ministers of Nagaland

The Deputy Chief Minister of Nagaland is a member of the Cabinet of Nagaland Government in the Government of Nagaland. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.[1] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the Chief Minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.

List of Deputy Chief Ministers
Sr. No. Name
(constituency)		 Portrait Term of office Political Party Chief Minister Ref
1 Yanthungo Patton
(Tyui)		 8 March 2018 Incumbent 2 years, 286 days Bharatiya Janata Party Neiphiu Rio [2]

See also

References
  1. "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu.
  2. "Nagaland Lokayukta orders probe against Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton". The Hindu. 21 February 2020.
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