Assam cabinet to be expanded on June 5: CM Sarma
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the state Council of Ministers will be expanded on June 5.
The cabinet expansion is expected to take place shortly after Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya returns from Mongolia, where he is leading an Indian delegation to accompany the holy relics of Lord Buddha's two principal disciples, Arhant Sariputra and Arhant Maudgalyayana, for a sacred exposition organised by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
He will return to India on June 3.
"I am pleased to inform that the Council of Ministers of the Government of Assam will be expanded on 5 June 2026," Sarma wrote on X.
I am pleased to inform that the Council of Ministers of the Government of Assam will be expanded on 5 June 2026.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 31, 2026
Currently, the cabinet operates with only four ministers alongside the Chief Minister, following the formation of the new NDA government earlier this month.
The initial ministers sworn in include Rameswar Teli (Transformation & Development), Atul Bora (Panchayat & Rural Development), Charan Boro (Transport), and Ajanta Neog (Women & Child Development), representing the BJP, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), and Bodoland People's Front (BPF). Himanta Biswa Sarma took oath as Chief Minister for a second term on May 12 at the Veterinary College ground in Khanapara.
(ANI)
First published: 31 May 2026, 10:42 IST
