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BJP Names Himanta Biswa Sarma As Assam Chief Minister
The 'master strategist' for BJP in the recently-concluded Assam Assembly elections, Himanta Biswa Sarma , has been named as the new Chief Minister of Assam by the party on May 9. The announcement was made after a series of high-level meetings of the BJP leaders on May 8. Notably, the BJP-led NDA had registered a majority in the state by securing 75 seats in the elections.