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 government in the state. While there's no official confirmation on when the oath taking ceremony of the new government would take place, BJP office bearers indicated that it might happen either on May 12 after swearing in of the first BJP government in West Bengal on Saturday. "Since this was a historic win for the BJP and our allies, we want Prime Minister Narendra Modiji to attend the oath taking ceremony of the new government. But we have been informed that the PM will be occupied till May 11, therefore the event will take place only after that date," said Sarma. He was accompanied by the education minister in the present government, Ranoj Pegu, who won from Dhemaji and Lakhimpur MLA, Manab Deka. "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, the 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," he added. The office bearers stated that the ceremony will be held at Khanapara in Guwahati and several BJP leaders including PM Modi and chief ministers of BJP-ruled states in the northeast are expected to attend....