Guwahati, May 12: Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday took oath as Chief Minister of Assam for a second consecutive term, as the BJP-led NDA returned to power for the third time in a row.
The oath of office and secrecy was administered by Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya at a grand ceremony held in Guwahati, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and several senior NDA leaders.
Alongside Sarma, five ministers were sworn into the new Council of Ministers, including former Union Minister Rameswar Teli, AGP President Atul Bora, UPPL leader Charan Boro and senior BJP leader Ajanta Neog.
The ceremony also saw the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, along with BJP leaders and Chief Ministers from multiple NDA-ruled states.
Sarma, who first assumed office in 2021, returns to power after the NDA secured a decisive mandate in the recently concluded Assembly elections. His reappointment further consolidates the BJP’s political dominance in the northeastern state.
Earlier, Sarma was unanimously elected leader of both the BJP Legislature Party and the NDA Legislature Party in Assam, following which he met the Governor to stake claim to form the government.
