Itanagar, Oct 24 (PTI) Dorjee Khandu, who steered the Congress to a two-third majority in the assembly elections in Arunchal Pradesh, staked claim to form the new government in the state this evening and would be sworn in as chief minister tomorrow.

Khandu, whose name was cleared as the CLP leader by party chief Sonia Gandhi, drove to the Raj Bhavan to meet Governor J J Singh to stake claim.

He alone would be sworn in tomorrow, Raj Bhavan sources said.

Earlier in the morning, all the 42 newly elected legislators attended the CLP meeting where central observers V Narayansami and Luizinho Faleiro were present.

Khandu's name as the CLP leader, however, was not announced till evening.

Asked about the delay, AICC secretary Sanjay Bapna said, "there was no contender."

"Even I was not a contender," Khandu said.