On Sunday, the BJP's general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya landed in Dehradun, fueling suspicion.
The BJP failed to win any of the 108 municipalities in the state's recent civic elections, which were the first large polls in the state since last year's Assembly election, when the ruling Trinamool Congress totally outplayed the BJP.
Union Minister Sonowal and Chief Minister Himanta Sarma welcome the Pilot Cargo Vessel to Guwahati.