Arunachal: Cong gets down to govt formation

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Gegong Apang is all set to be elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party in the state, party sources in New Delhi [ Images ] said on Monday.

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"Though five more results are yet to come, the Congress has already secured a majority and Gegong Apang is likely to be the chief minister," a senior party official said.

The CLP will meet in Itanagar to elect its leader.

Apang has won from Tuting-Yingkiong constituency, defeating his Bharatiya Janata Party [ Images ] rival Ojing Komboh by 4632
votes.

Buoyed by the Arunachal results, the Congress said it is part of a "continuing" string of victories under the leaderdship of Sonia Gandhi [ Images ].

The results have underscored the fact that Congress is the only all-India party with a significant presence in every
part of the country, a Congress spokesman said.