Himanta Biswa Sarma and Justice Ranjan Gogoi were selected in the list of the 100 most influential Indians compiled by the Indian Express recently.
From Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the captain of the Indian Cricket Team Virat Kohli - the list features people from all walks of life. From Assam, two very powerful personalities have made it to the top 50.
While Health, Education and Finance Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma has secured the 27th position, Supreme Court Justice Ranjan Gogoi sits at the 45th position.
Himanta Biswa Sarma, as the convener of BJP’s North East Democratic Alliance, helped deliver state after state for the party. The BJP won just two seats in Meghalaya and yet managed to keep the Congress out — Sarma was instrumental in this. He has set his sight on a national role and a shot at a Lok Sabha seat when elections happen next year could be the first step in that direction.
Justice Ranjan Gogoi was one of the four judges of the apex court who held an unprecedented press conference to take on Chief Justice Dipak Misra. He headed the bench that directed the government to set up special courts to fasttrack cases against politicians and is currently in line to be the next Chief Justice of India, when current CJI Dipak Misra demits office.
Notably, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has dropped out of the list, as the BJP’s Northeast campaign is seen to bear one increasingly dominant face: Himanta Biswa Sarma, who has climbed up 10 places from 2017.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been termed 'The Most Influential Indian', securing the first spot for second consecutive year, followed by BJP President Amit Shah at No. 2. Among other politicians featuring in the top 10 of the list are Sonia Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Yogi Adityanath.
Source: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/ie100-the-list-of-most-powerful-indians-full-text-5115977/
