Himanta Biswa Sarma And West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari shared a happy moment from the swearing-in ceremony of the Assam government. Along with the talks, both the leaders also pointed towards the problem of infiltrators, possibly a common problem of both the states.Pictures posted by Suvendu Adhikari onThe conversation became a talking point when Himanta Biswa Sarma, in a mocking comment on the officer, said: “Bad days…(you know who).”Adhikari responded in the same vein, writing: “No prizes for guessing, I guess,” followed by a smiling emoji, taking a direct dig at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee without naming her.The moment comes at a time when both Assam and West Bengal have seen infiltration as a major political and administrative concern. Sarma has consistently kept Assam’s crackdown on illegal immigration at the center of his government’s agenda, while Adhikari has stepped up the BJP government’s rhetoric around border security, demographic change and alleged cross-border infiltration after becoming the chief minister of West Bengal.The public cordiality between the two leaders comes as an effort to present a coordinated eastern regional narrative around national security and identity politics.The talks also highlighted the growing political rapprochement between the BJP governments in Assam and West Bengal, with both leaders projecting themselves as key faces of the party’s campaign against infiltration in eastern India.