Assam CM oath ceremony LIVE Updates: US envoy Sergio Gor arrives for Himanta Biswa Sarma’s swearing-in

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Oath-Taking Ceremony LIVE Updates: Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Sunday appointed Sarma as the CM after he was unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party.

Assam CM oath ceremony LIVE: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has arrived in Guwahati to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Assam government. The BJP leader will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Assam for the second consecutive time on Tuesday after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured 102 seats in the 126-member Assembly in a decisive mandate.

This will mark the third consecutive term for the NDA, which came to power in 2016 with then-CM Sarbananda Sonowal helming the coalition. Sarma, 57, is the first non-Congress leader in the state to assume charge as the CM for a second successive term.

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When will the swearing-in take place? The ceremony will take place at 11.40 am at Veterinary College Field, Khanapara. Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Sunday appointed Sarma as the CM after he was unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party.

New ministers in Himanta’s cabinet? Only four other leaders will be sworn in as ministers along with Sarma on Tuesday. These are two senior leaders from the BJP and one each from its alliance partners Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF).

Rameswar Teli: A senior tea-tribe leader, who has served as Union Minister of State for three different ministries in the second NDA-led government at the Centre, Teli won from the Duliajan constituency.

Ajanta Neog: A former Congress leader like Sarma, Neog has been re-elected from the Golaghat constituency for a sixth consecutive term. After joining the party in 2020, she served as the Finance Minister, and was the first woman to hold that post in the state.

Atul Bora: President of AGP, Bora has been a Cabinet minister in both the previous BJP-led governments. He has retained the Bokakhat constituency since 2016.

Charan Boro: Retaining the Majbat constituency since 2016, the BPF leader was inducted as Cabinet Minister in October last year to helm the departments of Transport and Welfare of Bodoland.

The BJP won 82 seats alone, marking the first time the party has secured a majority in the House. The party will move ahead with its alliance partners, AGP and BPF – which won 10 seats each – to form the government.

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