India, May 13 -- The BJP-led NDA assumed power for the third term on Tuesday when Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Assam for the second time in a row, cementing the saffron party's dominance in the State. Four MLAs of the BJP and its alliance partners, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the Bodoland People's Front (BPF), also took oath as ministers in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya administered the oath of office to Sarma and the four legislators in a 25-minute grand ceremony held at the Veterinary Ground in Khanapara area in Guwahati. Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Sarbananda Sonowal, Pabitra Margherita, CMs and deputy...