Himanta resigns ahead of May 12 oath-taking
Guwahati, May 7 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday submitted his resignation to governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya paving the way for the formation of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) government in the state.
"I submitted my resignation to the governor and requested for the dissolution of the present assembly. He accepted my requests and asked me to continue as head of the caretaker government till swearing in of the new government takes place," he told journalists.
"The newly elected MLAs of BJP will soon meet to select a leader of the legislature party. Once that is done, BJP and our allies, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) will again meet the governor to stake claim to form the government," ...
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