Guwahati, May 11 -- The stage is set for Himanta Biswa Sarma to take oath as Assam chief minister for a second consecutive term on Tuesday, marking the start of the BJP-led NDA government's third straight tenure in the state.
The swearing-in ceremony at the Veterinary College Field in Khanapara is expected to witness the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home minister Amit Shah, Defence minister Rajnath Singh, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal and BJP national president Nitin Nabin, along with over 40 NDA chief ministers and deputy chief ministers.
Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, who on Sunday appointed Sarma as the chief minister, will administer the oath of office and secrecy to the BJP leader and members of the new Council of Ministers at 11:40 am.
Sarma, who first became chief minister in 2021, will be the first non-Congress leader in Assam to serve two consecutive terms as CM.
This will be the NDA's third consecutive term in the state since the BJP-led
alliance first came to power in 2016 under then CM Sarbananda Sonowal.
The NDA, comprising the BJP, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodoland People's Front (BPF), secured a sweeping mandate in the Assembly polls, winning a record 102 seats in the 126-member House.
The BJP alone bagged 82, its first single-party majority in the state, while AGP and BPF won 10 seats each.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.