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It's BJP again in Assam, but who will be the next chief minister?

Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has added to the mystery by declaring that the next CM would be from the BJP, without naming Sarbananda Sonowal

Sarbananda Sonowal
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Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal interacts with the media, in Guwahati on May 2, 2021. Photo: PTI

Aditi Phadnis New Delhi
Although there was no doubt that the ruling BJP-led alliance in Assam will form the government, there was little clarity about the next chief minister in the state, with Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma adding to the mystery by declaring only that the next CM would be from the BJP, without naming Sarbananda Sonowal, the CM of the outgoing government.
 
The party, which fought in alliance with the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the United People’s Party Liberal, had originally claimed it would win 100 seats. But the BJP chief in the state, Ranjeet Das, claimed hours before the

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