GUWAHATI — Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said he is “deeply pained” by the BJP’s poll debacle in Jharkhand which he had described his “second home” a few days ago. He also congratulated the people of Maharashtra and the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance for retaining power, while expressing gratitude to the people of Assam for supporting NDA nominees in by-polls in all five seats in Assam. Sarma, the party’s co-in-charge for Jharkhand polls, congratulated the JMM for its impressive victory in Jharkhand while asserting that the NDA wanted to protect the state from infiltration and to lead it towards the path of development. Also read: BJP-led Mahayuti runs away with Maharashtra, oppn INDIA bags Jharkhand “The loss in Jharkhand is deeply painful for me personally, even though we secured victory in all five by-elections in Assam,” Sarma said in a post on X. The BJP leader said he is humbly accepting the mandate of the people, for that is the true essence of democracy. The loss in Jharkhand is deeply painful for me personally, even though we secured victory in all five by-elections in Assam. I have witnessed the unwavering dedication and relentless efforts of our Karyakartas in...