'Couldn't become Assam CM because of Rahul': Himanta revisits 2014 claim; shares what Sonia told him

NEW DELHI: Assam main curate Himanta Biswa Sarma has alleged that Congress person Rahul Gandhi was liable for blocking his elevation to the main minister’s station erstwhile the enactment was successful powerfulness successful the state.Sarma claimed that successful 2014, past Congress president Sonia Gandhi had asked him to determine the day for his swearing-in. According to him, the determination was aboriginal stalled owed to Rahul Gandhi’s intervention. "Madam (Sonia Gandhi), whom I inactive notation to arsenic such, had asked maine to determine connected the day and I had told her that I would instrumentality oath aft the Ambubachi Mela astatine Kamakhya Temple successful June (2014)," quality bureau PTI quoted Sarma arsenic saying."I was wounded then, but present I judge that immoderate happens successful one's beingness is for the champion and God has fixed maine overmuch much than what I would person got, had I remained successful the Congress. As the BJP CM, I got a accidental to service some Assam and Sanatan dharma wholeheartedly, which would not person been imaginable had I been successful the Congress," helium added.In 2014, the authorities was led by elder Congress person

Tarun Gogoi

, who was serving his 3rd consecutive word arsenic main minister. Sarma, past seen arsenic 1 of Gogoi’s closest associates, spearheaded a large interior challenge, citing dissatisfaction with Gogoi’s enactment and calling for generational alteration wrong the party. He had claimed the enactment of a bulk of Congress MLAs during that episode.The Congress precocious bid chose to instrumentality with Gogoi, aft which Sarma resigned from the authorities furniture successful July 2014.

He discontinue the Congress altogether successful 2015 and joined the BJP.Assam is acceptable to spell to the polls for its 126 assembly seats successful March–April, with the Congress apt to contention arsenic portion of a broader absorption alliance.At present, the BJP has 64 MLAs successful the assembly, portion its allies — AGP, UPPL and BPF — clasp nine, 7 and 3 seats respectively. In the absorption ranks, Congress has 26 members, AIUDF 15 and CPI(M) one, on with 1 Independent legislator.