Himanta Biswa Sarma to be next Assam chief minister, will assume charge on May 10
Sarma s name was proposed by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and seconded by BJP state party president Ranjeet Kumar Dass and newly elected Haflong MLA Nandita Garlosa
PTI | May 9, 2021 | Updated 15:43 IST
Himanta Biswa Sarma
North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma has been unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP Legislature Party on Sunday and consequently will soon be invited to form government as the Chief Minister of the state, central observer and Union Agricultural Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Sunday.
Sarma s name was proposed by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and seconded by BJP state party president Ranjeet Kumar Dass and newly elected Haflong MLA Nandita Garlosa.
: Sunday, May 9, 2021, 9:23 PM IST
Ahead of oath-taking, outgoing CM Sarbananda Sonowal says younger brother Himanta Biswa Sarma will take Assam to greater heights
Guwahati : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Himanta Biswa Sarma who is set to be the next chief minister of Assam is greeted by outgoing chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, right in Guwahati, Sunday, May 9, 2021.
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Guwahati: Assam s caretaker Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday expressed confidence that the newly elected NDA Legislature Party leader Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is like a younger brother to him, would take the state to greater heights.
A week after the ruling alliance won the assembly elections with a clear majority for the second successive term, Sarma was elected as the legislature party leader. Both Sonowal and Sarma were contenders for the top post.
BJP Appoints Central Observers To Select Party Leaders In Assam, Tamil Nadu And West Bengal
BJP supporters raise party flags.
Ahead of the election of the leader of its legislative party in Assam and Tamil Nadu, the BJP on Saturday (8 May) appointed central observers for the states to conduct the exercise.
Accordingly, the BJP appointed Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and party National General Secretary Arun Singh as central observers for Assam, while Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G. Kishan Reddy, was appointed as the central observer for Tamil Nadu.
Assam BJP MLAs are likely to meet on Sunday in Guwahati to choose the new Chief Minister of the state.
Himanta Biswa Sarma was on Sunday unanimously selected as the new chief minister of Assam.
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar made the announcement at the BJP legislature party meeting in Guwahati this afternoon
Tomar said no other name was proposed in the meeting and that there was complete consensus on the name of Sarma.
Now that he has been officially announced as the chief minister, Sarma is expected to meet the Governor this evening and take oath as the new chief minister of Assam tomorrow.
Regarding the outgoing chief minister, Sarbanand Sonowal, sources say that the BJP is toying with a couple of ideas to accommodate him. He may be brought to the Centre via the Rajya Sabha and accommodated in the Union Cabinet.
BJP announces Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma as Assam Chief Minister
Guwahati, May 9 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma to be the next Chief Minister of Assam.
The decision was taken after the newly elected legislators met today at Guwahati under three central observers of the BJP.
Meanwhile, the sitting Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal resigned from his on May 9. He met with the governor of Assam, Prof. Jagdish Mukhi at the Raj Bhawan in Guwahati and tendered his resignation.
The name of incumbent CM Sarbananda Sonowal and incumbent health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma had been doing the rounds ever since the Assam Elections 2021 concluded and the BJP-led alliance came to power.