Itanagar, Jun 13 (PTI) BJP leader Ninong Ering on Thursday was sworn in as the Pro-tem speaker of the 8th Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Governor Lt Gen (Retd) K T Parnaik administered the oath of office to Ering in an official ceremony held in the Raj Bhavan here.

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He will administer oaths to the newly elected legislators of the Assembly when the House is convened.

Chief Minister Pema Khandu, his deputy Chowna Mein and other newly sworn-in cabinet ministers were present on the occasion.

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Ering, who won the Pasighat West assembly seat in the 2019 elections on a Congress ticket, switched to the BJP days before the April 19 simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in the seat.

He retained the seat this time.

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