Assam Cabinet Expansion: 12 New Ministers Inducted

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma expanded his cabinet on Friday by inducting 12 new NDA MLAs into the state ministry. The swearing-in ceremony was held at Lok Bhavan in Guwahati, where Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya administered the oath of office to the newly appointed ministers. With this expansion, the total strength of the Assam Council of Ministers has increased to 17, including the Chief Minister.

The new ministers include Ashwini Ray Sarkar, Ashok Singhal, Bimal Bora, Biswajit Daimary, Jayanta Malla Baruah, Kaushik Rai, Keshab Mahanta, Krishnendu Paul, Nilima Devi, Pijush Hazarika, Ranoj Pegu and Sushanta Borgohain. The swearing-in ceremony reflected Assam’s linguistic diversity, with ministers taking the oath in Assamese, Sanskrit, Hindi and Bengali.