After the BJP released its first list of candidates for Assam polls, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today 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.
The elections to the 126-member Assam assembly will be held on April 9, and votes will be counted on May 4.
Sarma said several state party functionaries will also participate in the canvassing.
“I am sure the people of the state will give us overwhelming support and blessings so that we can take the state to a new horizon of development,” he said.
BJP campaign to start from March 24: Himanta
