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Prem Singh Tamang sworn in as Chief Minister of Sikkim; senior SDF leaders skip oath-taking ceremony
•Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) president Prem Singh Tamang, popularly known as PS Golay, took oath as the Chief Minister of Sikkim on Monday in Gangtok.
Prem Singh Tamang, aka PS Golay, sworn in as Sikkim CM: SKM chief was convicted of corruption under Chamling govt
Fp Staff •Prem Singh Tamang, Sikkim's chief minister, had been accused of misappropriating funds to the tune of Rs. 9.50 lakh in the milch cow distribution scheme of the state government when he was the animal husbandry minister between 1994 and 1999.
Sikkim Assembly election results: Pawan Kumar Chamling's Sikkim Democratic Front eyes up sixth term at helm of state
Sanjib Baruah •Often derided for his strong arm tactics, Pawan Kumar Chamling's Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) has ruled Sikkim virtually uncontested and unquestioned for a much larger part of his 25 years in power
Lok Sabha Election 2019: On eve of polls, Sikkim CM Pawan Kumar Chamling's opponents accuse him of boosting 'outsider' votes
Joydeep Sen Gupta •A little over 48 hours before Sikkim simultaneously votes for 32 Assembly seats and the lone Lok Sabha constituency in the first of the seven-phase parliamentary polls this year, an abnormal rise of over 16 percent 'outsider' voters since 2014 holds the key in the erstwhile tiny Himalayan kingdom, strategically wedged between India and China.
Lok Sabha Election 2019, Sikkim profile: SDF, SNC, HSP in poll fray to win state's lone parliamentary seat
Fp Research •The northeastern state of Sikkim, which shares its borders with Bhutan and Tibet, has a lone parliamentary seat and 32 Assembly seats.
Former footballer Bhaichung Bhutia's Hamro Sikkim Party to contest all 32 Assembly and lone Lok Sabha seat in Sikkim
•Hitting out at the Pawan Kumar Chamling government for pursuing divisive politics on the basis of caste and religion, Bhaichung Bhutia said that development will be the "sole agenda" of his party, if the Hamro Sikkim Party comes to power
Three leaders quit Bhaichung Bhutia's Hamro Sikkim Party after ruling Sikkim Democratic Front offers ‘allurements’
•Three prominent leaders of Hamro Sikkim Party, headed by India's former football captain Bhaichung Bhutia, have resigned
Sikkim Democratic Front slams Mamata Banerjee over Darjeeling unrest, asks her to focus on solving issues
•Condemning West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's allegation that Sikkim was fomenting trouble in Darjeeling, the ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) on Thursday warned it will take up the issue in the "right quarters".
Sikkim governor forwards petition to ECI seeking disqualification of 14 SDF MLAs for holding office of profit
•Sikkim governor N Shrinivas Patil has forwarded a petition to the ECI seeking disqualification of 14 MLAs of the ruling SDF for holding office of profit.
Sikkim CM Pawan Kumar Chamling completes 23 years in power, aims to make state fully literate by 2018
•Sikkim chief minister Pawan Kumar Chamling on Tuesday completed 23 uninterrupted years in power in the Himalayan state and appeared a contented man.