SONOWAL, SARMA MEET BJP CENTRAL LEADERSHIP OVER ASSAM CM CHOICE

NEW DELHI: Amid speculations over the next chief minister of Assam, the two main contenders for the post -- Sarbananda Sonowal and Himanta Biswa Sarma -- met Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda and Union home minister Amit Shah here on Saturday.

After a series of meetings, Sarma told reporters that BJP’S Assam legislature party is likely to meet in Guwahati on Sunday.

Both incumbent chief minister Sonowal and health minister Sarma were on Friday called to New Delhi by the BJP central leadership after the party retained power in the Marchapril assembly election.