Assam caretaker Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday tendered his resignation to Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, formally initiating the process for the formation of a new government following the BJP-led NDA’s decisive electoral victory.

The resignation marks the end of the current Assembly’s tenure, with Sarma requesting the dissolution of the House. The Governor accepted the resignation and directed him to continue as caretaker Chief Minister until the new government is sworn in.

Speaking to reporters, Sarma said the BJP legislative party will soon meet to elect its leader, who will become the next Chief Minister.

Sarma said, “Shri JP Nadda and Nayab Singh Saini have been appointed as Central observers by BJP National President Nitin Nabin. Who will be the next CM and the leader will be decided by the legislative party. Following the legislature party meeting, we will come back to Lok Bhawan again and stake a claim to form a government.”

Indicating the timeline, Sarma said the swearing-in ceremony is likely to take place after May 11, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited to attend the event following the NDA’s “hat-trick with a century” in the state.

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Speaking to the media outside the Lok Bhavan, Sarma said that the Governor has requested him to take care of the state till the formation of a new government.

“The ECI has officially announced the assembly election result, and the ECI has submitted the notification of the result to the Governor of Assam. I submitted my resignation letter as the Chief Minister of Assam to the Governor and simultaneously, I requested him to dissolve the current Assam assembly. The Governor of Assam has accepted my resignation letter and suggestion of dissolving the current Assam assembly, and he directed me to continue as the caretaker till the formation of a new government. I think that the new government will be formed soon. During this time, we will work as a caretaker government,” Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

Earlier, Sarma expressed gratitude to the people of Assam for delivering a strong mandate to the BJP-led alliance, which secured over 100 seats in the 126-member Assembly, reinforcing its political dominance in the state.

With the NDA returning to power for a third consecutive term, the focus now shifts to leadership selection and cabinet formation, setting the stage for the next phase of governance in Assam.

(with inputs from ANI)