May 20, 2016 01:13 pm | Updated September 12, 2016 07:28 pm IST - Guwahati
BJP chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal along with other senior BJP leaders arrive at the party's Assam state office after winning the election in Guwahati on Thursday, 19 May 2016. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
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 Sonwal said today.
The oath-taking ceremony will be held at Khanapara field in Guwahati, Mr. Sonowal told PTI.
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.
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