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Himanta Biswa Sarma takes oath as Assam Chief Minister

Himanta Biswa Sarma takes oath as Assam Chief Minister

New Delhi: Himanta Biswa Sarma took oath as the chief minister of Assam on Monday.

He was administered the oath of office by state Governor Jagadish Mukhi at the Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra.

BJP-led NDA secured a comfortable majority in Assam winning 75 seats of the total 126 constituencies. While BJP secured 60 seats, about 33 per cent, its allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United People's Party, Liberal (UPPL) bagged nine and six seats respectively.
 

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