Dibrugarh, March 1: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal arrived in Dibrugarh on Friday after attending the Central Election Committee meeting in Delhi to finalise the list of candidates for the Lok Sabha election.

Speaking to media persons at Mohanbari airport, Sonowal said that the list finalisation process is still ongoing.

He mentioned that the party’s National President will announce the names once the list is completed for all the states.

Regarding his candidature in Dibrugarh, he stated, “It is the love and affection of the public that my name is circulating in the media, but the official announcement is yet to be made by the party”.

This time, the people of the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency have been urging Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to contest from the prestigious seat.

Sarbananda Sonowal is one of the important leaders of the BJP and also a member of the BJP parliamentary board.

While BJP has not yet decided on the candidates’ names, a special meeting was held in New Delhi on Thursday night.

“This time Sarbananda Sonowal is likely to be contest from Dibrugarh Lok Sabha seat. In 2014, Sarbananda Sonowal contested from Lakhimpur seat and he emerged as winner. But this time his name has been making headline that he will contest from Dibrugarh seat. Sarbananda Sonowal has a good reputation in upper Assam and he is one of the promising minister in BJP’s cabinet,” said a party source.

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