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Who is Himanta Biswa Sarma?

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Himanta Biswa Sarma is an Indian politician and the chief minister (2021–2026 and 2026–) of Assam state. He is known for his role in expanding the Bharatiya Janata Party’s influence in Assam and other northeastern states since 2015. Sarma has been elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly six times: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021, and 2026. He contested the elections on an Indian National Congress ticket the first three times, and on a BJP ticket in 2016, 2021, and 2026. After the BJP’s decisive win in the 2026 assembly elections, Sarma retained his chief ministership for another term.