Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jarbom Gamlin resigned this morning following a 3-month long strife in the state congress party over his leadership.

He faxed his resignation letter to the AICC office in Delhi after the congress high command directed him to step down.

Dissidents, who have accused the CM of ordering the kidnap of a senior cabinet minister, met the party president Sonia Gandhi last week in Delhi and demanded his removal from the post.

Sources in the state capital city Itanagar said the resignation is likely to be accepted by the party leadership.