Neiphiu Rio is the Chief Minister of Nagaland and has held this position multiple times since 2003. He represents the Nagaland People's Front and is currently the longest-serving Chief Minister of the state. The distractors are leaders from other states: Naveen Patnaik (Odisha), V. Vaithilingam (Puducherry), and Lal Thanhawla (Mizoram).