Dorjee Khandu, who steered the Congress to a two-third majority in the Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh, staked claim to form the government in the state on Saturday evening and would be sworn in as CM on Sunday.

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 his claim. He alone would be sworn in on Sunday, 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. Narayansami said Gandhi appreciated the job done by Khandu and decided that he would be the CLP leader.