Assam CM Allocates Portfolios to 12 Newly Inducted Ministers; Keeps Home, Power, PWD
Sarma kept key departments and gave Finance to close aide Jayanta Malla Baruah as he formalized duties for the expanded Cabinet.
- On Monday, June 8, 2026, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma allocated portfolios to 12 newly inducted ministers, announcing the assignments via social media post.
- The 12 ministers were sworn in on June 5, joining four others administered the oath of office on May 12, bringing total cabinet strength to 17.
- Jayanta Malla Baruah received the Finance portfolio, while Ranoj Pegu retained Education and Ashok Singhal continued leading Health and Family Welfare.
- Sarma retained key departments including Home, Political, Power, and Public Works Department, while Bimal Borah and Keshab Mahanta received assignments in Cultural Affairs and Revenue.
- The NDA government holds a record 102 seats in the 126-member assembly, including 82 from the BJP, with the cabinet comprising 13 BJP ministers, two from the AGP, and one from the BPF.
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Assam CM Allocates Portfolios to 12 Newly Inducted Ministers
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has allocated key portfolios to 12 newly inducted ministers, reshaping the state cabinet with major changes in finance, health, education, tribal affairs and infrastructure. Get a detailed breakdown of who got which ministry, the political significance for BJP, AGP and BPF, and what this reshuffle means for governance in Assam.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma allocates portfolio for new Council of Ministers
The Chief Minister retained key departments, including Home & Political, Public Works Department (Buildings & National Highways), PWD (Roads), Power, Information, Public Relations, Printing & Stationery, in addition to departments not assigned to any other minister.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma allocates portfolios to 12 newly inducted ministers
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has allocated portfolios to twelve new ministers. The chief minister kept key departments like Home and Political. Senior ministers Ranoj Pegu and Ashok Singhal retained their previous portfolios. Jayanta Malla Baruah has been given the Finance Ministry. The expansion brings the cabinet strength to sixteen.
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