Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Assam for a second consecutive term. Governor Laxman Prasad Acharya administered the oath of office to Sarma at a grand ceremony held at the Veterinary Ground in Guwahati’s Khanapara area on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Sarbananda Sonowal, and Pabitra Margherita attended the swearing-in ceremony. Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states, as well as BJP President Nitin Naveen, also attended the ceremony.
Sarma’s mother Mrinalini Devi, wife Rinki Bhuyan Sarma, son Nandil Biswa Sarma, and daughter Sukanya Sarma were also present in ceremony. Biswa Sarma became the first non-Congress Chief Minister to be sworn in for a second consecutive term in Assam. The four MLAs who took oath along with Sarma included Ajanta Neog and Rameshwar Teli of the BJP, Atul Bora of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Charan Boro of the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF).
Himanta Biswa Sarma sought the blessings of Maa Kamakhya before the swearing-in ceremony, wishing “peace, progress, and prosperity” for the people of the state. In a post, he said that with the blessings of Maa Kamakhya and Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev, Assam will move forward on the path of development as the NDA government led by Sarma begins its third term in the state from today. He wrote, “May the blessings of Maa Kamakhya and Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev illuminate the lives of all the people of Assam and open new avenues of peace, progress, and prosperity. With their blessings, Assam will touch new heights of development in the days to come.”