The CPI(M) and Congress failed to win a single seat for the second straight time in the tribal council, which administers around 70% of the state's geographical area and is home to nearly 15 lakh people
The incident happened minutes before Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya was set to administer the oath of office and secrecy to Himanta Biswa Sarma as chief minister, along with a new Council of Ministers