Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in as the chief minister of Assam for the second consecutive term on Tuesday, marking the formation of the third BJP-led NDA government in a row in the northeastern state. Four MLAs - BJP's Rameshwar Teli and Ajanta Neog, AGP's Atul Bora, Charan Boro of BPF - also took oath as ministers.
Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya administered the oath of office to Sarma and the four legislators at a grand ceremony held at the Veterinary Ground in Khanapara area in Guwahati.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Sarbananda Sonowal, Pabitra Margherita, chief ministers and deputy CMs of BJP-ruled states and BJP president Nitin Nabin were present at the swearing-in ceremony.
The chief minister, attired in dhoti and kurta with the traditional 'gamosa' draped around his neck, took oath in the Assamese language. Three of the four legislators - Teli, Bora and Neog - also took their oath in Assamese, while the BPF minister took it in the Bodo language.
The Prime Minister congratulated Sarma and the ministers after they were sworn in. After the oath-taking ceremony was over, the PM greeted the people and those present on the dais before leaving the venue. "With the blessings of Maa Kamakhya, Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev and the people of Assam, I took oath as the chief minister. Along with the council of ministers, we look forward to serving our people and continue to fulfil all their aspirations," Sarma said in a post on X.
Earlier, in a social media post, he said Assam will scale new heights of development in the coming days with their blessings. "Honoured to reaffirm my oath to the people of Assam as their Mukhya Sevak," he said.
Neog, Bora and Boro were members of Sarma's first cabinet, while Teli, a former Union minister, returned to state politics. Neog was the finance minister, while Bora took care of the agriculture department and Boro held the transport department in the outgoing government.
The NDA won a record 102 seats of the 126-member assembly, including the BJP's 82 constituencies. The BJP allies, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the Bodoland Peoples' Front (BPF), bagged 10 seats each.
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