Guwahati, Jan 18: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and other senior BJP leaders from Assam have been elected to the party’s National Council. Along with Sonowal and Sarma, former Assam BJP president Bhabesh Kalita, cabinet ministers Prasanta Phukan, Jayanta Mallabaruah, Pijush Hazarika, and Ajanta Neog were also among those elected.
Other notable figures include Rajya Sabha MP Rameswar Teli and Assam Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Dr. Numal Momin. Additionally, Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, Diplu Ranjan Sarmah, Pallab Lochan Das, Pradan Baruah, Sushanta Borgohain, Debamoy Sanyal, Ranendra Muchahary, Tuliram Ronghang, Bhubon Pegu, Anil Kumar Das, Rajdeep Roy, Mission Ranjan Das, and Krishna Kamal Tanti were elected to the National Council.
The elections were held alongside the selection of Assam BJP president, with Lok Sabha MP Dilip Saikia being elected unopposed. Saikia was the sole candidate after the national BJP leadership’s intervention led to the withdrawal of other potential candidates, including Pallab Lochan Das, Assam Cabinet Minister Ranjeet Kumar Dass, and Rajya Sabha MP Rameswar Teli.
BJP National General Secretary Sunil Bansal, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, and Northeast Zonal In-charge MP Sambit Patra were present at Vajpayee Bhawan in Guwahati for the nomination process.
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