3 min readGuwahatiMay 13, 2026 04:29 AM ISTPM Narendra Modi with newly sworn-in Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati on Tuesday. (PTI)Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in as the Assam Chief Minister for the second consecutive term on Tuesday, the first non-Congress Chief Minister to do so in the state. Four other MLAs were also sworn in as ministers.This will be BJP-led NDA’s third successive government in the state. Himanta was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya at a grand ceremony in Guwahati in the presence of a host of BJP and NDA leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP national president Nitin Nabin and the chief ministers of 22 NDA-ruled states.Along with him, four MLAs were sworn in as ministers — Rameswar Teli and Ajanta Neog from the BJP; and Atul Bora and Charan Boro from NDA partners, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF), respectively. The Council of Ministers is expected to be expanded later this month.Teli is a senior tea-tribe leader who has previously served as Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries and then for Petroleum and Natural Gas in the second stint of the Modi government. Ajanta Neog is one of Sarma’s longest standing colleagues who served as Finance Minister in the outgoing government, the first woman to hold that post in Assam.Atul Bora is the president of BJP’s long-time regional ally AGP and has been a Cabinet minister in both the previous BJP-led governments in the state. BPF leader Charan Boro had been inducted into the ministry in October last year to seal the BJP’s alliance with the BPF ahead of this election.The Prime Minister congratulated the CM and each of the ministers after they took the oath.After the swearing-in ceremony was over, the PM greeted the people with folded hands and also all present on the dais, before leaving the venue. Modi said that the NDA government assuming office for the third consecutive term was a ”great day for Assam” and congratulated Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on taking oath for the second time. In a post on X, the PM said that Sarma has made a mark as a “wonderful administrator and has done pioneering work for the state. My best wishes to him for the tenure ahead”.Story continues below this adSarma said that it was an extremely emotional moment for him as he took oath as the CM for the second consecutive term and “with all humility I bow down to the people of Assam”.With 102 seats (BJP 82, AGP 10, and BPF 10) in the 126-member Assam assembly, the BJP-led NDA received its biggest mandate so far since it came to power in the state for the first time in 2016. Among opposition parties, the Congress has won 19 seats, the Raijor Dal and AIUDF two each, and the Trinamool Congress one.The BJP has returned to power in the state again with promises that include the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code in Assam, laws against “land jihad” and “love jihad”, more evictions, more “pushbacks” of declared foreigners, and a ramp-up of existing welfare schemes, including increasing the amount transferred under the government’s monthly financial assistance scheme for women from Rs 1,250 to Rs 3,000.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:AssamHimanta Biswa SarmaAdvertisementLoading Recommendations...AdvertisementLive BlogUPSC CSE Prelims Admit Card 2026 Live Updates: Commission will release admit cards at upsc.gov.in, upsconline.gov.in18 minutes agoCBSE Class 12 Result 2026 Live Updates: Result ‘coming soon’, says Umang App58 minutes agoIran US War News Live Updates: Protesters ejected from Senate hearing as Hegseth faces questions4 hours agoGoogle Android Show 2026 Live Updates: New Googlebook laptops, Gemini Intelligence, Android Auto updates, and more5 hours agoWest Bengal Live Updates: Sujit Bose sent to 10-day ED custody in municipal recruitment scam5 hours ago