In Assam, BJP had two candidates for CM post – Sarbananda Sonowal and Himanta Biswa Sarma. Sonowal is an old party worker who joined BJP from student politics. Himanta Biswa Sarma, on the other hand, crossed over to BJP from Congress a few months ago. A former MLA, he was a minister in Tarun Gogoi government. Sarma is affluent and popular but BJP preferred an old party worker over him. That’s why BJP parliamentary board has decided to make him party’s face in the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.