Himanta Biswa Sarma elected occasion chief for second time, to be sworn-in as Assam CM on Might 12 | India Information
3 min learnMight 10, 2026 09:28 PM IST
Himanta Biswa Sarma is ready to take cost as Assam’s chief minister for a second time period after he was elected the chief of the BJP-led Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) within the state on Sunday. He’s set to take oath, together with the brand new Council of Ministers, on Might 12.
A gathering of the BJP legislature occasion was held on Sunday, by which Union Minister JP Nadda and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini — who had been appointed the occasion’s co-observers for the Assam Meeting elections — additionally remained current. Nadda introduced after the assembly that Sarma was unanimously elected chief of the occasion within the state after his title was proposed by eight MLAs-elect.
Following the assembly, Sarma met Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on the Lok Bhavan to stake a declare to kind the brand new authorities. He has claimed to have the assist of 102 MLAs of the NDA who’ve been elected within the polls. Other than Nadda and Saini, Sarma was additionally accompanied by BJP leaders and former cupboard members Pijush Hazarika, Ajanta Neog and Ranjeet Dass, all of whom have been re-elected. Former Union minister and MLA-elect Rameshwar Teli, and alliance companion AGP’s MLA-elect Atul Bora and BPF’s MLA-elect Rihon Daimary additionally remained current.
This paves the way in which for Sarma to be appointed as chief minister of the state for a second time. His appointment this time because the occasion’s CM face is in distinction with the week-long uncertainty that adopted after the BJP gained the 2021 Meeting elections. Final time, the prime contenders had been Sarma and Sarbananda Sonowal, the primary BJP CM in Assam after the occasion’s victory in 2016. Whereas the BJP didn’t formally declare a CM face earlier than the polls, Sarma has been the face of the occasion’s election marketing campaign within the state.
This time, the BJP and its allies have seen their largest win within the state thus far, with the BJP profitable 82 seats, and its allies AGP and BPF profitable 10 every within the 126-member Assam Meeting. Amongst opposition events, the Congress has gained 19 seats, the Raijor Dal and AIUDF two every, and the Trinamool Congress has bagged one seat.
