Himanta Biswa Sarma to take oath as Assam chief minister today

BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma will be sworn in as chief minister of Assam at the Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra here on Monday. Governor Jagdish Mukhi invited him to be sworn in after Sarma met him Sunday. Sarma, who was elected leader of both the BJP and NDA Legislature Party earlier in the day, had called on the Governor at Raj Bhawan and submitted a list of elected legislators owing allegiance to the NDA.