Alongside Lalduhoma, several other ZPM leaders also took the oath of office as ministers during the swearing-in ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan complex in Aizawl.
Whether Chief Minister Zoramthanga's Mizo National Front (MNF) will retain power in Mizoram, or the new challenger Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) will take the state will be known today. Exit polls have predicted a hung assembly.
Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga has lost from the Aizawl East-1 constituency and the ruling Mizo National Front is set to lose the election in the north-eastern state.
The counting of votes for the 40 assembly seats in the state began at 8 am, and was being held in 13 centres. Postal ballots were counted first, and from 8.30 am, the counting for votes polled in the EVMs began.
As per the early trends, the ZPM was seen leading in 29 Assembly constituencies, while the Mizo National Front (MNF) was leading in 7 seats at 10.51 am.