Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brigadier (Retd) B D Mishra on Monday invited BJP leader and chief minister-designate Pema Khandu to form the next government in the state, sources in the party said.
Mr Khandu, who steered his party to a landslide victory in the Assembly polls and has been elected as the BJP's legislature party leader, and his council of ministers will be administered the oath of office and secrecy at the Raj Bhavan on May 29, they said.
Accompanied by outgoing Union Health Minister J P Nadda among others, Mr Khandu handed Mr Mishra a letter in the morning staking a claim to form government.
On Sunday, he had submitted their resignations to Mr Mishra requesting him to dissolve the sixth Legislative Assembly in the state.
The governor accepted the resignation and requested him and his council of ministers to continue until a new government is sworn in.
Talking to reporters at the Raj Bhavan, Mr Nadda said the party had appointed him as the ''observer'' to oversee the process of electing the BJP legislature party leader.
"Khandu was elected the leader of the House by an unanimous decision by 41 party legislators," he added.