LIVE: Himanta Biswa Sarma to be next CM of Assam
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to take a call on the extension of the lockdown in the national capital on Sunday (May 9), as per media reports. The lockdown will come to an end at 5 AM on May 10.
The BJP chose Himanta Biswa Sarma as the new Assam CM after a meeting of the BJP Legislature Party in Guwahati, which was attended by Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and party General Secretary Arun Singh. Baijayant Panda, BJP’s Assam in-charge was also present on the occasion.
On Saturday, incumbent Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, had met BJP national chief JP Nadda and other top leaders in Delhi.
28 trains including Shatabdi, Rajdhani, Duronto, Vande Bharat, have been cancelled from today due to low occupancy and rising COVID-19 cases in the country.