BJP campaign for Assam assembly polls to start from Mar 24: Himanta

GUWAHATI: (Mar 19) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said national BJP leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and party president Nitin Nabin will spearhead the assembly poll campaign that will start from March 24, a day after the completion of the nomination filing process.

Union ministers Sarbananda Sonowal, Pabitra Margherita, BJP state president Dilip Saikia and party management committee convenor Pradan Baruah will also participate in the campaign in Assam, Sarma told reporters at the party headquarters here.

The campaign will continue till 5 pm on April 7.