The process of Government formation has begun in the states which went to elections recently and elected members for new assemblies. Since all the results were clear mandates, it is a matter of formalizing the dates for swearing in the new governments.
J jayalalithaa will take oath on the 23rd in Tamil nadu, Sarbananda Sonawal on the 24th in Assam, and Mamta bannerjee on the 27th in West bengal.
In Kerala the CPIM has decided to make Pinarayi Vijayan Chief Minister, because of VS Achuthanandan’s advanced age. Here is a round up of all the developments.
With people’s verdict out, action has begun on govt formation in 4 states and one Union Territory.
In Assam, the stage is set for the first BJP-led govt.Newly elected BJP legislators met in Guwahati on Friday.
Chief Minister -to-be Sarbhananda Sonowal and senior leader Himanta Biswa Sarma were present in the meeting alongside BJP leaders in Delhi.
It was decided that all newly elected legislators of the party would meet on 22nd May where Sonowal would be elected BJP’s legislature party leader and the oath taking ceremony would take place on 24th May.
Prime Minister is expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony that would take place at Khanapara ground in Guwahati.
It will formally mark a turning point in BJP’s electoral history after the party won 60 out of 126 seats in Assam assembly.With NDA constituents AGP and BPF the coalition has bagged 86 seats.
In West Bengal, where the verdict was against the Left-Congress coalition.
Mamata was unanimously elected as TMC’s legislature party leader.Her name was proposed by Trinamool Congress general secretary Partho Chatterjee and supported by other legislators of the party.From the legislature party meeting.Mamata headed to Governor’s House in Kolkata and staked claim to form govt.Having stormed back to power she would take oath as Chief Minister on the 27th of May.
The suspense has ended over who would be the Chief Minister of Kerala a day after LDF beat UDF in the state assembly election.
Referring to former Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan as a warhorse and likening his leadership to that of Fidel Castro in Cuba.CPM announced that said considering his age.
Pinarayi Vijayan would be the leader of LDF legislature party.Vijayan is the only CPM politburo member who is also a member of the Kerala assembly.
LDF has won 91 seats in 140 member assembly and UDF has been reduced to 47 seats.Voted out after a 5 year term, Oomen Chandy resigned as Kerala Chief Minister on Friday.He submitted his resignation to Governor P Sathasivam.
In Tamil Nadu having scripted history by retaining power for the first time in 3 decades AIADMK supremo would take oath as Chief Minister on 23rd May.
She was elected as AIADMK’s legislature party leader in a meeting of newly elected AIADMK MLAs on Friday. AIADMK has won 134 out of 232 seats in Tamil Nadu assembly for which voting was held.
After Mandate 2016 the onus is on the leadership in states to come good on their promises.