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.
Watch | TMC Wins West Bengal, LDF Bucks Trend in Kerala
While BJP retained Assam, an alliance led by it and DMK wrested power in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu respectively.
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The results of five state assemblies were declared on May 2. While Mamata Banerjee’s TMC trounced the BJP to form the government in West Bengal, BJP retained Assam and secured victory in Puducherry.
Bucking Kerala’s historic trend of switching between LDF and UDF, the LDF came back to power comfortably. In Tamil Nadu, DMK registered a convincing win.

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Assam Election Results 2021: Assam voted in three phases on March 27, April 1 and April 6.
The BJP has crossed the half-way mark in early leads, ahead of its nearest rival Congress, which campaigned hard to reclaim its one-time bastion in Assam. Counting of votes for the assembly elections in the state is underway with strict adherence to health protocols as it is taking place amid a raging second wave of COVID-19. An average 82.04 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the elections to 126 assembly constituencies in Assam.