Guwahati, May 12 -- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the BJP government in Assam under Chief Minister-designate Himanta Biswa Sarma would live up to the people's trust and drive large-scale development in the state.

"The trust that the people of Assam have put in the BJP for the third time, Himanta Biswa Sarma will make that trust worthwhile. Assam will develop," Gadkari told reporters.

He added that his ministry has lined up major infrastructure investments for the state.

"From my department's side as well, projects worth nearly Rs 2 lakh crore are in the pipeline. We will contribute to making Assam a progressive, prosperous and thriving state," the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways added.

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