CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Big Announcement: What is going to happen in Assam on June 5.. which increases the restlessness of the leaders? After the announcement by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, why are big leaders reaching out to Delhi? Whose lottery will be held in Himanta government? What is going to change in Assam politics?
Assam Cabinet Expansion: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that the state cabinet will be expanded on June 5. This cabinet expansion is expected to happen right after Governor Laxman Prasad Acharya returns from Mongolia. Governor Acharya is currently in Mongolia, where he is leading the Indian delegation accompanying the sacred relics of the two chief disciples of Lord Buddha, Arahant Sariputra and Arahant Maudgalyayana, for a sacred exhibition organized by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
He will return to India on June 3.
“I am happy to inform that the Council of Ministers of the Government of Assam will be expanded on June 5, 2026,” Sarma wrote on Twitter.
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Apart from the Chief Minister, only 4 ministers in the cabinet
At present, apart from the Chief Minister, there are only four ministers in the cabinet after the formation of the new NDA government earlier this month.
Ministers who took oath initially include Rameshwar Teli (Transformation and Development), Atul Bora (Panchayat and Rural Development), Charan Boro (Transport), and Ajanta Neog (Women and Child Development). These ministers are from BJP, Assam Gana Parishad (AGP), and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF).
Himanta Biswa Sarma took oath as CM on May 12.
Himanta Biswa Sarma took oath as Chief Minister for the second time on May 12 at the Veterinary College Ground in Khanapara. The event was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP President Nitin Nabin and many other senior central and state leaders.
In the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, NDA won three-fourth majority by winning 81 out of 126 seats. The BJP-led alliance, which also includes BPF and AGP, won a total of 101 seats. Bodoland People’s Front and Assam Gana Parishad won 10 seats each as part of the alliance.
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New faces will get a chance in Hemant Sarma cabinet
Former minister Ranjit Kumar Das has been chosen as the NDA candidate for the post of Speaker of the State Assembly. It is believed that in this cabinet expansion to be held on June 5, new ministers will be included in important departments, which will further strengthen the governance and development agenda of the state government under the leadership of Sarma.