Assam’s CM-to-be still undecided
The Hindu
BJP legislative party meeting slated for Sunday
A meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislative party in Assam has been called on Sunday to decode who will be the next Chief Minister of the State. The suspense over the name remained unresolved on Saturday despite incumbent Sarbananda Sonowal and State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hot footing it to Delhi for meetings with the BJP’s top leadership. Mr. Sarma, after a series of meetings with party president J.P. Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP general secretary, organisation, B.L. Santosh, said that a meeting of the BJP’s legislative party in the State will likely be called on Sunday, “during which all your questions (on who is to be the next Chief Minister) will be answered.”More Related News
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