Himanta Biswa Sarma To Be Assam’s New Chief Minister

Guwahati:

Himanta Biswa Sarma will succeed Sarbananda Sonowal because the Chief Minister of Assam. On the legislature occasion assembly held in Guwahati right this moment, Mr Sonowal had proposed the identify of Mr Sarma after Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave his approval for Mr Sarma’s elevation, and it was seconded by the MLAs.

The BJP received a second straight time period within the lately concluded meeting polls within the state. The occasion received 60 seats within the 126-member Assam meeting whereas its alliance companions AGP obtained 9 seats and UPPL six seats.

Within the 2016 Meeting polls, the BJP had projected Mr Sonowal as its chief ministerial candidate and received, forming its first authorities within the northeast. This time, the occasion had maintained that it could determine who could be the subsequent chief minister after the elections.

Quickly after the assembly, Mr Sarma tweeted:

I slept and dreamt that life was pleasure. I awoke and noticed that life was service. I acted and behold, service was pleasure ~ Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore

Reverence to the legend, who all the time evokes.#RabindraJayantipic.twitter.com/11ll47pSxE

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 9, 2021

Mr Sarma, who switched to the BJP from the Congress six years in the past, is credited because the architect who introduced the northeast states inside the occasion’s grasp. He additionally dealt with the well being portfolio within the Sarbananda Sonowal authorities.

Himanta Biswa Sarma had give up the Congress authorities of Tarun Gogoi in 2015. He then promptly joined the BJP, changing into its key strategist for the northeast.   

The subsequent 12 months, the BJP received a spectacular victory in meeting elections in Assam, sweeping apart the Tarun Gogoi authorities which dominated the state for 3 successive phrases.  

The Chief Minister’s publish went to Sarbananda Sonowal — who was the sports activities minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s authorities — and Mr Sarma was made the chief of convener of the North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), a BJP-led entrance of anti-Congress events.

The subsequent 12 months the BJP fashioned authorities in Manipur regardless of successful fewer seats than the Congress.  

Inside the occasion, Mr Sarma was mentioned to overshadow the Chief Minister.