Guwahati, May 11 -- Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new Assam government, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said that the NDA is set to form its third consecutive government in the state, calling it a "great day for the people of Assam."

The oath-taking ceremony of the new Assam government is scheduled to take place on May 12 in Guwahati and is expected to witness the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, senior Union ministers, and chief ministers and deputy chief ministers from several NDA-ruled states.

Speaking to reporters, Sonowal credited the people of Assam for reposing faith in the NDA for a third consecutive term and expressed confidence that ...