[citation needed] Governor Prakash Mehrotra accepted Gogoi’s claim that he had the support of 63 MLAs and he was sworn in as Chief Minister of Assam on 13 January 1982 at Raj Bhavan in a simple ceremony.
"[3] As Gogoi said, the ministry focused on Indira Gandhi’s 20 point programmes and he gave more emphasis on the implementation of National Rural Employment Scheme.
Sarat Chandra Singha, Golap Borbora, Hemen Das, Promode Gogoi, Zainal Abedin, Premadhar Bora and Romesh Mohan Kouli jointly filed the motion.
However, the speaker adjourned the house sine die after he learned Gogoi tendered in his resignation to the Governor.
The opposition had a majority in the house however the Governor chose to dissolve the legislative assembly on advice of Gogoi.
Opposition leader and former Chief Minister Sarat Chandra Singha called this "sheer fascism".