Sikkim’s out-going chief minister Pawan Kumar Chamling on Friday submitted his resignation to Governor Ganga Prasad to pave the way for formation of the next government.
Raj Bhawan sources said chief minister Chamling, accompanied by his ministerial colleagues, called on the governor on Friday evening and submitted his resignation.
After accepting Chamling’s resignation, the governor asked the former chief minister to carry on till the formation of the next government.
A delegation of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM), which emerged victorious, is likely to call on the governor later on Friday evening to stake claim to form the next government in the state.