Along with BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma, four ministers — two from the saffron party and one each from its allies AGP and BPF — were sworn in as ministers in Assam’s new government.
This will be the third NDA government in Assam, to be led by Sarma as the chief minister for the second consecutive term, the only non-Congress CM to achieve the feat in the state.
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Here's list of Cabinet ministers:
- Rameswar Teli
- Atul Bora
- Charan Boro
- Ajanta Neog
Who are the ministers?
Bora is the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) president and Boro is a Bodoland People's Front (BPF) MLA, and both were ministers in the previous NDA government.
Neog was also a minister in the previous government. Teli is a former Union Minister of State who returned to state politics in the 2026 polls.
Dass was the Speaker initially when the BJP-led NDA secured power in the state for the first time in 2016. He has been a minister in the state cabinet in both the previous governments since.
The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Khanapara Veterinary College field with elaborate arrangements for accommodating thousands of people, with separate dais also being erected for different set of dignitaries.
The NDA had secured a two-thirds majority in the assembly polls. The BJP bagged 82 seats, while its allies Asom Gana Parishad and Bodoland People's Front, won 10 each, in the 126-member House.
