Aizawl, May 3 -- Mizoram Governor General Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd) on Friday appointed BJP leader N. Zangura as the next Chief Executive Member (CEM) of Lai Autonomous District Council (LADC) in south Mizoram's Lawngtlai district.

A notification issued by the District Council and Minority Affairs secretary, Zodinpuii, stipulates that Zangura must win a vote of confidence within 10 days of becoming the council's CEM to prove he holds a majority.

Zangura's appointment as the CEM came into effect on April 30, the notification said.

Officials said that Zangura, if proventhe majority, will be the fifth CEM in the present term of the LADC.

He will replace Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) leader V. Zirsanga, whose 2-month-old executive committe...