Bhabesh Kalita becomes Assam BJP Chief
Guwahati: After Ranjeet Kumar Dass was included in the cabinet of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, there was a discussion on who might be the next president of the Assam unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
However, the discussion came to an end on Saturday as BJP’s national president, Jagat Prakash Nadda appointed Bhabesh Kalita who is the legislator of Rangia as the new Assam BJP chief. Kalita will replace Dass immediately.
Ranjeet Dass has been serving as the state BJP Assam President since January 30, 2017. Dass prior to that was the speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly.