GUWAHATI, May 11 -- Assam's governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Sunday appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Himanta Biswa Sarma as the next chief minister (CM) of the state, with the swearing-in ceremony scheduled on May 12. The development comes hours after Sarma, being unanimously elected leader of the BJP-led NDA's legislature party, met the governor at Lok Bhawan and staked claim to form the next government. A notification issued by the parliamentary affairs department of Assam stated: "In exercise of the powers vested on him under Clause (1) of the Article 164 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Assam is pleased to appoint of Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma as the chief minister of Assam." It added that Sarma will be sworn in...