Guwahati, May 6 -- The swearing-in ceremony for the next Chief Minister of Assam is likely to be held on May 12, according to Assam State BJP sources.

Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Saikia told ANI that the party's central observers, Union Minister JP Nadda and Co-Observer Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini, will arrive in Guwahati on May 9 (Saturday) to oversee the election of the Leader of the party's Legislative Party in Assam.

"On May 10, the BJP Legislature Party meeting will be held in Guwahati. After that, an NDA meeting will be held where the central observers will be present," Dilip Saikia said.

Earlier in the day, Assam caretaker Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tendered his resignation, paving the way for t...