Overview
- Sarma was sworn in Tuesday in Guwahati by Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, becoming the first non-Congress leader to serve two consecutive terms as Assam’s chief minister.
- Four ministers took oath alongside him: BJP’s Rameswar Teli and Ajanta Neog, AGP’s Atul Bora, and BPF’s Charan Boro.
- The swearing-in drew Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior leaders, and US Ambassador Sergio Gor attended as security teams managed a crowd expected to top 100,000.
- Congress skipped the ceremony, with state party chief Gaurav Gogoi calling the event an expensive political spectacle.
- The NDA holds 102 of 126 assembly seats and the BJP accounts for 82, as the new government signals early action on land rights, eviction drives and identity policy with cabinet expansion expected soon.