Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Congress' huge loss in the north-east tweets, @himantabiswa Congrats #NBirenSingh Ji on taking oath as #Manipur CM. Wish you best for your endeavours on #SabkaSathSabkaVikas @AmitShah @rammadhavbjp


Sarma, who was in the Congress just two years ago, delivered both Assam and Manipur to the BJP in its mission of forming a Congress-mukt north-east.

In Manipur, Sarma replicated his Assam model of building a coalition of anti-Congress forces. The National People's Party and the Naga People's Front, BJP allies at the Centre, contested separately to consolidate the votes of different communities. 


Image: After the heat and dust of the campaign trail, BJP's Ram Madhav who looks after the north-east shares a light moment with ex-CM of Manipur Cong's Okram Ibobi Singh