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Himanta Reveals Sonia Gandhi Offered Him Choice for 2014 Assam CM Swearing-in Date
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Sonia Gandhi asked me to set swearing-in date as Assam CM in 2014: Himanta
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17-02-2026, 13:26
Sonia Gandhi asked me to set swearing-in date as Assam CM in 2014: Himanta
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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma claims Sonia Gandhi asked him to decide his swearing-in date as CM in 2014.
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Sarma stated 58 Congress MLAs supported him for the CM post, replacing Tarun Gogoi.
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The situation changed after Rahul Gandhi, then in the USA, made phone calls to party leaders.
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Sarma left Congress in 2015 to join BJP, playing a key role in their first assembly poll victory.
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He believes joining BJP allowed him to serve Assam and Sanatan dharma wholeheartedly, which wouldn't have been possible in Congress.
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