Khandu was unanimously chosen as the legislature party leader in the presence of two central party observers, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Tarun Chugh, who arrived in Itanagar for the occasion.
The Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) party unanimously selected Mingma Norbu Sherpa from Daramdin constituency as the new Speaker of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly.
Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury, Congress candidate for Assam Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency, who lost to the BJP's sitting MP Kripanath Mallah by 18,360 votes, on Monday said he will approach Gauhati High Court over the issue of difference in the number of polled votes on the days of voting and counting.
Governor Lakshman Acharya administered the oath of office and secrecy to Tamang and his Council of Ministers during the swearing-in ceremony at Paljor stadium.
Addressing the media, Saleng said, “I got elected for the Lok Sabha so before swearing in I think it is better to resign and vacate Gambegre Assembly seat.”
Sonowal, who made the people of Assam and Northeast proud, after regaining his position in the Union Ministry, resolved to take oath in the name of God today and continue to render dedicated service to the motherland.
Congress candidate Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Chowdhury has called for a re-poll in the Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency, citing significant vote discrepancies.
As per reports, Lok Sabha MP from Dibrugarh, Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal, Rajya Sabha MP, and Media advisor to Assam Chief Minister, Pabitra Margherita, are confirmed to get ministerial berths.
The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) held a felicitation ceremony for the newly elected Lok Sabha MPs from Jorhat, Nagaon, and Dhubri constituencies at the party headquarters, Rajiv Bhawan, in Guwahati today.
