Guwahati, May 10 -- Union Minister JP Nadda on Sunday said Himanta Biswa Sarma was unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP Legislature Party in Assam and has the support of 102 MLAs to form the next government in the state.

He said the proposal to form the government has been submitted to the Governor with the backing of BJP allies, including the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), and expressed confidence that the Governor will invite Sarma to form the government.

Sarma was elected as the leader of the BJP Legislature Party and the NDA Legislature Party in Assam ahead of the formation of the new state government. The announcement was made by Union Minister JP Nadda after a meeting of newly elected NDA legislators in Guwahati.

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