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Amid speculation over the next chief minister of Assam, senior BJP leader from the state Himanta Biswa Sarma met party president J P Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Saturday.
Both Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Health Minister Himanta Sarma were on Friday called to New Delhi by the BJP central leadership, apparently to discuss the leadership issue of the next government.
Though both leaders from Assam reached Delhi on Saturday morning it was Sarma who reached Nadda s residence to meet him and BJP general secretary (Organisation) B L Santhosh, sources said.
They were later joined by Amit Shah.
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Amid speculation over the next chief minister of Assam, BJP leaders from the state Himanta Biswa Sarma and Sarbananda Sonawal separately met party president J P Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Saturday.
Both incumbent Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Health Minister Himanta Sarma were on Friday called to New Delhi by the BJP central leadership, apparently to discuss the leadership issue of the next government.
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They are expected to meet BJP chief JP Nadda on Saturday morning
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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal with Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sharma during at Sualkuchi in Kamrup in Assam recently.
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They are expected to meet BJP chief JP Nadda on Saturday morning
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma were on Friday, May 7, 2021 ,called to New Delhi by the BJP central leadership, apparently to discuss about the leadership issue of the next government, five days after the saffron party-led alliance emerged victorious in the assembly elections, sources said.