Guwahati: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is welcomed by MoS for External Affairs and Textiles Pabitra Margherita during the Bharatiya Janata Party Assam unit’s election manifesto release ahead of the state Assembly elections, at the party’s state headquarters, in Guwahati, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (PTI Photo)(PTI03_31_2026_000032B)