BJP leader Pema Khandu will be sworn-in as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh today. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at the Dorjee Khandu Convention Centre in Itanagar at 11 AM.
Mr Khandu met Governor Lt General KT Parnaik at Raj Bhavan yesterday evening and staked the claim to form a new government. Subsequently, the Governor invited him to form the new government.
Earlier yesterday, Mr Khandu was unanimously elected leader of Arunachal Pradesh BJP legislature party in the presence of Central Observers – Ravi Shankar Prasad and Tarun Chugh.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda, and party’s general secretary BL Santosh are among those who will attend the swearing-in ceremony.
Disclaimer: This press release is sourced from News On AIR, Prasar Bharti and Press Information Bureau India (PIB).