In July 2014, an ambitious Himanta Biswa Sarma — then a Congress heavyweight — resigned from his ministerial post in Assam after party leader Rahul Gandhi reportedly declined to make him chief minister, despite his claim of backing from 52 legislators.
Feeling humiliated, he switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a year later along with a group of loyal MLAs. He assured the party’s leadership that he would “dedicate his energy to BJP’s Mission 84” and that his duty would be to ensure the Congress was routed.
Feeling humiliated, he switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a year later along with a group of loyal MLAs. He assured the party’s leadership that he would “dedicate his energy to BJP’s Mission 84” and that his duty would be to ensure the Congress was routed.
