Rahul praised the CM for this achievement because of his ability to decentralize power. Its not just for any reason he (Gogoi) is here (in power). He is here because he has decentralized power to the people, to Congress workers unlike BJP, which believes in power with just one person, said the Gandhi scion. Rahul, flanked by a smiling chief minister and PCC president Bhubaneswar Kalita, drew a hundred cheers from the crowd as he acknowledged Gogois contribution. Assam does not want the Gujarat model. Assam wants the Assam model, he went on to say. The 78-year-old Gogoi was sworn in as chief minister of the state for the first time on May 17, 2001. This is his third consecutive term at the helm. Former Congress chief minister Bimala Parasad Chaliha was in office from December 28, 1957 to November 6, 1970, a total of 12 years, 10 months and eight days. On Thursday Gogoi overshadowed this feat. The CM still has two more years to go before the next assembly polls in 2016. As a Gandhi family loyalist, Gogoi has worked closely with Indira Gandhi, Rajiv and now with Sonia and Rahul. He is a rare breed of politician, who rose to the rank of a Union minister (minister of state, independent charge, food, from 1991 to 1995, and chief minister of the state from a humble member of the Jorhat municipal board in 1968. He made his debut in Lok Sabha in 1971 from Jorhat and was re-elected in 1977 from Kaliabor. He represents Titabor in the legislative assembly. Gogois son Gaurav is making his debut from Kaliabor this time. He became the AICC general secretary in 1985.
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