Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and JP Nadda will open the BJP’s largest office in the Northeast, located in Guwahati on Saturday, October 8.
The regional headquarters of the party will be located in this office. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal, the minister of the union, and other senior party leaders from Assam will also be present in the occassion.
The one lakh square foot, six-story structure will offer cutting edge amenities, including a guest house and a contemporary media centre. 5,000 people can fit inside, according to party sources. Another prominent party leader claimed that the new structure, which has a worth of 25 crore, was built with donations from party members.
A 350-seat auditorium and five meeting rooms are included in the facility.
In February 2019, Mr. Shah, who was serving as the party President at the time laid the cornerstone for this office.
“BJP’s growth story in Assam began in 1980, when we started from a very small office at Uzan Bazar, before moving to a rented office on the Zoo Road and then to Hengrabari. Finally, our dream has come true with this new office. BJP now has 45 lakh members and we feel this office will serve the party for at least 40 years,” said Raj Kumar Sarma, senior party leader and BJP Treasurer for Assam.
Mr. Shah and Mr. Nadda are also expected to attend the BJP party workers conference later on in Guwahati.