Himanta Biswa Sarma will take oath as the Chief Minister of Assam for a second consecutive term on Tuesday, following the BJP-led NDA’s strong victory in the state assembly elections.
The oath-taking ceremony will be held at the Veterinary Field in Khanapara, Guwahati, at 11.40 AM. Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Sarma and four other MLAs.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers and chief ministers from BJP-ruled states are expected to attend the ceremony.
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Along with Sarma, four NDA legislators will also be sworn in as ministers. They include BJP leaders Ajanta Neog and Rameshwar Teli, AGP chief Atul Bora and BPF leader Charan Boro.
Ajanta Neog, Atul Bora and Charan Boro were part of Sarma’s previous cabinet. Neog handled the finance portfolio, Bora was in charge of agriculture, while Boro held the transport department. Rameshwar Teli, a former Union minister, has returned to state politics after a while.
Sarma, 57, will become the first non-Congress leader in Assam to serve as chief minister for two consecutive terms.
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This will be the third NDA government in Assam. The alliance first came to power in 2016 under Sarbananda Sonowal, who is now a Union minister.
The NDA won 102 seats in the 126-member Assam Assembly. The BJP secured 82 seats, while its allies AGP and BPF won 10 seats each.
Officials said more than one lakh people are likely to attend the swearing-in ceremony, including BJP panchayat presidents and members from across the state.
Security has been tightened across Guwahati ahead of the event. Central and state police forces are monitoring the situation, while different departments are coordinating arrangements at the venue under the supervision of Chief Secretary Ravi Kota.
Ahead of taking oath, Sarma said his government would focus on implementing the BJP’s election promises and carrying forward its development agenda in the new term. The swearing-in will formally begin what the BJP-led alliance has described as “NDA 3.0” in Assam.
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