India, Feb. 18 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that then Congress president Sonia Gandhi had asked him to decide on the date for his swearing in as CM when 58 party MLAs had supported him in 2014.

The scenario, however, changed after Rahul Gandhi, who was then in the USA, made phone calls to party leaders, Sarma told reporters.

"Madam (Sonia Gandhi), whom I still refer to as such, had asked me to decide on the date, and I had told her that I would take oath the day after the Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya Temple in June (2014)," Sarma said.

The situation changed after Rahul Gandhi made the calls, he said.

"I was hurt then, but now I believe that whatever happens in one's life is for the best and God has give...