Sonia Gandhi to nominate Arunachal chief minister
October 29th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi will next week nominate a successor to outgoing Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Jarbom Gamlin who resigned from the post Friday night following a three-month leadership crisis in the north-eastern state.
Gamlin tendered his resignation in Itanagar to Gen (retd) J.J. Singh, the Arunachal Pradesh governor who, however, has yet to take a decision in the matter, according to reliable sources.
“The matter was discussed thread-bare with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and she would name a new leader within the next two-three days,” Dhaniram Shandil, Congress in-charge for Arunachal Pradesh, said here Saturday.
Gamlin was appointed chief minister in May earlier this year following the death of Dorjee Khandu in a helicopter crash.
However, since the last three months a majority of the 42 Congress legislators in the 60-member house have been opposing his continuance in office.
According to sources, at least 24 of the 42 Congress legislators support state party president Nabam Tuki as the next chief minister. Tuki also has support of two Independent MLAs.
- Nabam Tuki sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh CM - Nov 01, 2011
- PM, Sonia to pay last respects to Khandu in Itanagar - May 06, 2011
- Dorjee Khandu's body brought to Itanagar, last rites Friday (Lead) - May 05, 2011
- Hunt for new Arunachal CM on, Nabam Tuki emerging as frontrunner - May 04, 2011
- Gamlin sworn in as Arunachal chief minister (Lead) - May 06, 2011
- Committed to Khandu's dream of developed Arunachal: PM (Lead) - May 06, 2011
- Operation on to retrieve Arunachal chief minister's body - May 05, 2011
- Arunachal chief minister denies minister's abduction charge - Oct 02, 2011
- Arunachal chief minister faces dissidence - Sep 15, 2011
- Congress Working Committee condoles Dorjee Khandu's death - May 05, 2011
- Congress releases list of candidates for Arunachal Pradesh polls - Sep 14, 2009
- Arunachal saddened over untimely demise of Chief Minister Khandu - May 04, 2011
- Congress legislators to elect new leader in Arunachal Pradesh - Oct 24, 2009
- Chopper carrying Arunachal chief minister still missing (Night Lead) - May 01, 2011
- Arunachal chief minister's family prays for his safe return - May 01, 2011
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