Hence, the governor invited the Assam Provincial Muslim League, led by Sir Syed Muhammad Saadulla, to form the government in April 1937.

The Assamese Congress, led by Gopinath Bordoloi, claimed the right to form government and was invited by the governor to do so on 21 September.

Saadulla was invited to form two ministries on 17 November 1939 and 24 August 1942, with intervening periods of Governor's rule in between.

During the 1946 Indian provincial elections, the Congress led by Bordoloi received a majority and formed government once again.

Sir Andrew Gourlay Clow Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari