India, Jan. 16 -- Assam Chief Minister and NEDA convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said BJP governments were essential in Tripura, Assam, and West Bengal to protect the Northeast from the threat of infiltration, asserting that the region was facing complex demographic and security challenges.

Speaking to media after offering prayers at the Maa Tripura Sundari temple in Gomati district, Sarma said infiltration was a major issue in both Assam and Tripura.

He said that after the next census, the Muslim population in Assam would account for nearly 40 per cent of the total population. "The whole Northeast is facing danger, but Assam is facing the brunt of it," he said.

The Assam Chief Minister criticised the West Bengal government, al...