The BJP has brought in recent Congress defectors and retained key leaders in its first Assam poll list, setting up contests in constituencies like Dispur, Bihpuria and Jorhat.
However, according to Sarma, the situation changed abruptly. “That decision was overturned after Rahul Gandhi, who was in the US at that time, made some calls,” he added.
The Home Minister's remarks came while inaugurating the Srimanta Sankardeva Abirbhav Kshetra at the hallowed Batadrava Than in Nagaon district, the birth place of 15th century saint and reformer Srimanta Sankardeva.
