Himanta Biswa Sarma | From student leader to CM
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From regional identity politics to BJP, Sarma’s career has evolved over the years
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From regional identity politics to BJP, Sarma’s career has evolved over the years
A student leader, Congress Minister-turned-rebel and now the much-feted Chief Minister of BJP-ruled Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, 52, has covered almost the entire spectrum of politics in Assam with reassuring ease.
The position of Chief Minister was the culmination of a political journey that started as a teenager; one in which he successfully moved from the politics of cultural and regional identity to the BJP’s overarching idea of “one nation, one culture”.