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Himanta Biswa Sarma was elected arsenic the person of the BJP-led NDA successful the Assam Assembly connected Sunday (May 10, 2026), paving the mode for him to go the Chief Minister for the 2nd consecutive word successful the State, Union curate J.P. Nadda said.
Eight BJP legislators projected the sanction of Mr. Sarma arsenic its legislature enactment leader, Mr. Nadda said.
Earlier, the Assam BJP’s legislature enactment met successful Guwahati successful the morning to elite its leader, who volition besides caput the caller authorities successful the northeastern State.
Mr. Nadda and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini were contiguous astatine the gathering arsenic cardinal observers and co-observers.
The BJP partners successful the alliance, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF), besides supported Mr. Sarma’s nomination, starring to his unanimous predetermination arsenic the NDA leader, Nadda said.
Mr. Sarma and different NDA leaders are scheduled to telephone connected Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya astatine the Lok Bhawan aboriginal connected Sunday to sermon matters pertaining to authorities formation, officials said.
They are expected to involvement assertion to signifier the adjacent authorities during the gathering with the Governor.
The BJP-led NDA swept to a 3rd successive word successful the State with a two-thirds bulk successful the Assembly polls. The BJP secured 82 seats, portion its allies AGP and BPF won 10 each, successful the 126-member House.
