Guwahati: Himanta Biswa Sarma, a former Congressman who is seen as number two in the new BJP government in Assam, was today made convenor of a newly-floated North-East Democratic Alliance.
The new platform of the BJP was formed for development of all northeastern states, hours after Sarbananda Sonowal was sworn-in as the 14th chief minister of Assam.
The alliance was formed at a meeting chaired by BJP president Amit Shah and attended by Mr Sonowal and his Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Sikkim counterparts Kalikho Pul, TR Zeliang and PK Chamling respectively, party sources said tonight.
"This alliance will be called North East Democratic Alliance. I congratulate Shri @himantabiswa on being declared as Convenor of NEDA," Mr Shah later tweeted.
"CM of Assam,Arunachal Pradesh,Nagaland and Sikkim proposed to join an alliance of non-congress parties in N.East," he further said.
The new platform of the BJP was formed for development of all northeastern states, hours after Sarbananda Sonowal was sworn-in as the 14th chief minister of Assam.
The alliance was formed at a meeting chaired by BJP president Amit Shah and attended by Mr Sonowal and his Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Sikkim counterparts Kalikho Pul, TR Zeliang and PK Chamling respectively, party sources said tonight.
"This alliance will be called North East Democratic Alliance. I congratulate Shri @himantabiswa on being declared as Convenor of NEDA," Mr Shah later tweeted.
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"CM of Assam,Arunachal Pradesh,Nagaland and Sikkim proposed to join an alliance of non-congress parties in N.East," he further said.
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