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The archetypal league of the recently elected 16th Assam Assembly volition commence connected May 21, an authoritative notification said.
The proceedings volition commencement from 9.30 a.m. astatine the Assembly Chamber successful Dispur, it added.
The notification, issued by the Assam Legislative Assembly Secretariat connected Thursday (May 14, 2026) connected the ground of an bid by the governor, was shared with the media connected Friday (May 15, 2026).
"In workout of the powers conferred by Clause (I) of Article 174 of the Constitution of India, arsenic amended up-to-date, I, Shri Lakshman Prasad Acharya, Governor of Assam, hereby summon the First Session of the Sixteenth Assam Legislative Assembly to conscionable astatine 9.30 americium connected Thursday, the 21st May 2026 astatine the Assembly Chamber successful Dispur," the bid said.
Meanwhile, the seniormost MLA of the caller Assembly, Chandra Mohan Patowary of the BJP, was sworn successful arsenic the pro-tem Speaker by the politician during the day.
Mr. Patowary volition administer the oath to recently elected MLAs during the archetypal league of the Assembly.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said connected Wednesday (May 13, 2026) that the four-day league volition proceed till May 26, with the legislators to beryllium sworn successful connected the archetypal day.
The caller Speaker volition besides beryllium elected during the session.
The NDA had declared elder BJP legislator and ex-minister Ranjeet Kumar Dass arsenic its campaigner for the Speaker's post, a presumption held by him initially erstwhile the archetypal saffron party-led authorities came to powerfulness successful the authorities successful 2016.
Mr. Sarma had said the politician volition besides code the House connected the archetypal time of the sitting.
The NDA retained powerfulness for a 3rd consecutive word with a two-thirds bulk successful the precocious concluded Assembly polls. The BJP won 82 seats, portion its allies AGP and Bodoland People's Front (BPF) secured 10 seats each successful the 126-member House.
