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Himanta Biswa Sarma to take oath as Assam CM for second consecutive term
Updated On: 12 May, 2026 10:12 AM IST | Guwahati | PTI
The 57-year-old is the first non-Congress leader in the state to assume charge as the CM for a second successive term, Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Sarma and four other legislators at the Veterinary Field in Khanapara area at 11.40 am

Assam Chief Minister-designate Himanta Biswa Sarma meets Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya and stakes claim to form the next government, in Guwahati, Assam. Union Minister JP Nadda, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, state BJP president Dilip Saikia, and others, are also seen. Pic/PTI
Riding on the BJP-led NDA's emphatic electoral triumph, Himanta Biswa Sarma will on Tuesday take oath as the Assam chief minister for a second consecutive term, a development that cements the saffron party's growing dominance in the state.
Four MLAs of the NDA will also be sworn in at a function in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers and chief ministers of BJP-ruled states.
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