Guwahati, May 31 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Sunday that his cabinet will be expanded on June 5.

"I am pleased to inform that the council of ministers of the government of Assam will be expanded on June 5, 2026," the CM posted on X.

The announcement comes after Sarma met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday where he discussed matters related to the new government among other things.

"I briefed him on the head start we are making in the NDA [National Democratic Alliance] 3.0 government in Assam and thanked him for his unstinted support and sought his continued blessings and guidance in the coming years," the CM posted after the meeting on Saturday.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) returned ...