Guwahati, March 21 -- The total assets of Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife, as reported in his affidavit filed for his nomination as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, show a two-fold increase over the past five years.

Sarma, who has represented Jalukbari since 2001, filed his nomination from the same constituency. According to the affidavit, the family's total assets stand at Rs.35.15 crore, up from Rs.17.27 crore in 2021 and Rs.6.38 crore in 2016.

As per the affidavit, which HT has seen, the CM has movable assets worth Rs.2.36 crore, including Rs.68 lakh across four bank accounts, Rs.2.28 lakh in cash, and loans and advances totalling Rs.1.41 crore-of which Rs.78.24 lakh has been lent to his wife, Riniki Bh...