After switching from the Congress to the BJP in 2015, Himanta Biswa Sarma has turned out to be a trump card for the saffron party. After the huge win in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the BJP managed to form government in Manipur and Goa as well, where it had not got the majority vote.

Talking exclusively to India Today, Sarma said that it was the hard work that paid off for the BJP in Manipur. Sarma commenting on the 2019 Lok Sabha elections said that the BJP was confident of winning 19/24 seats in the northeast.

The BJP leader commenting on Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said, "The Gandhi scion has no political knowledge. He is constantly fed lines and statements." He added, "Rahul doesn't even know where Manipur is on the map of India."