Guwahati, May 12 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday expressed confidence in Himanta Biswa Sarma's leadership as the latter took oath as the Chief Minister of Assam for a second term.

Speaking with the reporters, Fadnavis expressed gratitude to the people of Assam for electing the NDA government for a consecutive third term and believed that the state will play a pivotal role in country's progress in the coming years.

"For the third time, Bharatiya Janata Party government is being formed in Assam. I bow down to the people of Assam for the immense faith they have reposed in Prime Minister Modi and our popular Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma," he said.

"I am confident that, just as Assam has transformed over th...