BJP will win by better margin if Arvind Kejriwal is projected as Opposition's PM candidate: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that BJP will win by better margin if Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is projected as the opposition's Prime Ministerial candidate to take on Modi in the next general election.

Ridiculing Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia for saying Kejriwal would emerge as the main challenger to PM Narendra Modi in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sarma, who is also the convener of the BJP-led anti-Congress alliance of regional parties -- North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), said, “People in many states do not know Kejriwal and his party. It would be very good for the BJP if Kejriwal is the opposition's face for the 2024 election as most people have not even heard his name."

Reacting to the allegations of the AAP that the centre is trying to destroy the health service model initiated by the Kejriwal led Delhi government, Sarma reacted that Delhi's 'mohalla clinics' cannot be a model for health service.


“People may visit Assam to see how we are promoting the medical colleges and providing health services to each and every area of all the districts in the state,” Sarma said.