Himanta Biswa Sarma Takes Oath As Assam CM For Second Consecutive Term

Guwahati: After NDA’s landslide victory in the recently-concluded Assam elections, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in as the Chief Minister for a second consecutive term here on Tuesday (May 12), becoming the first non-Congress leader in the state to achieve the feat.

The ceremony was graced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, chief ministers, deputy chief ministers from several NDA-ruled states and top leaders of the Union government.Himanta Biswa Sarma takes oath as the Chief Minister of Assam. (YT/Narendra Modi)

Along with Sarma, Rameswar Teli, Atul Bora, Charan Boro, and Ajanta Neog also took oath as ministers in the ceremony. Senior BJP leader and MLA Ranjit Das has been named as the candidate for the post of Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly.

Ahead of the oath ceremony, Sarma, considered the BJP’s Northeast strongman, on Monday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the state’s growth, stating that the new team will work with “full dedication” to build a “stronger, more developed, and prosperous Assam.”

“My heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to all ministers. Together, we will continue to work with full dedication for a stronger, more developed and prosperous Assam,” he said in a post on X.

He also stated that the first Cabinet meeting of the new government would be held shortly after the swearing-in ceremony. ​He said implementation of the BJP’s electoral commitments and development agenda would remain the government’s top priority in its new term.

​The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance secured a decisive mandate in the recently concluded Assam Assembly elections, winning its highest-ever 102 seats, with the BJP bagging 82 seats, while its allies AGP and BPF won 10 each, in the 126-member House.

With NDA forming its government for a third consecutive term in the state, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal termed it a “great day for the people of Assam.”

Speaking to reporters ahead of the ceremony, Sonowal credited the people of Assam for reposing faith in the NDA for a third consecutive term and expressed confidence that the state would emerge as one of the most developed states in the country under Himanta Sarma’s leadership.

“With the support of the people of Assam, NDA for the third term is going to form the government under the leadership of Himanta Biswa Sarma… This is a great day, and we are really thankful to the people of Assam… I’m sure that in this third term of NDA, Assam is going to become one of the most developed states in the country,” Sonowal said.