West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan on Monday sent a letter to Mamata Banerjee, leader of the Trinamool Congress Legislature Party, inviting her to form the next government in the State, sources in Raj Bhavan here said on Monday. The oath-taking ceremony will take place on May 20.
A Trinamool delegation met Mr. Narayanan on Sunday to formally stake the claim to form a government after electing Ms. Banerjee as the legislature party leader at a meeting. A copy of a resolution adopted at the meeting of the 184 newly-elected party candidates on Ms. Banerjee's election was submitted to him.
The Congress had submitted a letter pledging its support to the new government to the Governor.
