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Himanta Biswa Sarma volition go the first non-Congress Chief Minister of Assam for the 2nd consecutive term erstwhile helium is sworn successful connected Tuesday (May 12, 2026).
The lone different non-Congress Chief Minister who served 2 presumption is Prafulla Kumar Mahanta of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), but his tenures were separated by 5 years. Since the extremity of his 2nd word successful 2001, the AGP has been a insignificant spouse of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Mr. Sarma’s party.
Three Congress stalwarts served arsenic Chief Ministers of Assam thrice. However, some Bishnuram Medhi (August 1950 to December 1957) and Bimala Prasad Chaliha (December 1957 to November 1970) were successful the station for 2 incomplete presumption each. Tarun Gogoi was the lone 1 to service 3 implicit terms, from May 2001 to May 2016.
Hiteswar Saikia, Mr. Sarma’s mentor, was the Chief Minister doubly — archetypal during the highest of the Assam Agitation of 1979-1986 and past from June 1991 to April 1996.
Thanking the radical of Assam for trusting his leadership, Mr. Sarma reiterated his ngo to proceed reclaiming onshore from encroachers. “Assam’s land, individuality and aboriginal are non-negotiable. After freeing 1.5 lakh bighas of onshore from encroachment, #NDA3.0 moves up with a steadfast resoluteness to reclaim 5 lakh much bighas for the radical of Assam. Because for us, jati (community), mati (land), bheti (foundation) travel first,” helium said successful a station connected X connected Monday.
Galaxy of VVIPs
A postulation of VVIPs from divers fields is expected to be the oath-taking ceremonial astatine the College of Veterinary Science Playground connected the confederate borderline of Guwahati. They are headlined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the Chief Ministers of 22 NDA-ruled States and Union Territories, and BJP leaders, including nationalist president Nitin Nabin.
Mizoram’s Lalduhoma volition beryllium the lone Chief Minister from a State not ruled by the NDA to be the event. The ambassadors of a fewer countries, apical industrialists, and spiritual leaders person besides been invited.
A fewer MLAs, including astatine slightest 1 each from the AGP and the Bodoland People’s Front, are apt to instrumentality oath arsenic Ministers, on with Mr. Sarma. Assam tin person a maximum of 19 Ministers.
Mr. Sarma did not disclose the names of those who would beryllium appointed arsenic Ministers, stating that the names await Mr. Nabin’s approval.
“The database of the Ministers is successful my mind. I person to sermon it with my nationalist president for his approval. I person to spell by the party’s wide guidance,” helium told journalists aft inspecting arrangements for the swearing-in ceremony.
“Those chosen to beryllium Ministers volition beryllium intimated connected Tuesday morning,” helium said.
This volition beryllium the NDA’s 3rd consecutive word since 2016, erstwhile Sarbananda Sonowal became the Chief Minister.
