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BJP's Sarbananda Sonowal to be sworn in as Assam CM on May 24

The oath-taking ceremony will be held at Khanapara field in Guwahati.

Guwahati: The new BJP-led government in Assam will be sworn in on May 24 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal said on Friday. The oath-taking ceremony will be held at Khanapara field in Guwahati, Sonowal said. Leading the alliance, BJP won 60 of the 126 Assam Assembly seats. Its allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodo Peoples Front emerged victorious in 14 and 12 constituencies respectively.

Meanwhile, Mamata Banerjee was elected as the leader of Trinamul Congress legislature party in Kolkata. Banerjee will be sworn in on May 27. Later, she also greeted her Tamil Nadu counterpart J. Jayalalithaa.

( Source : deccan chronicle )
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