Health minister of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma will be sworn in as the 15th Chief Minister of the state on Monday. Apart from Sarma, many other MLAs are also likely to be sworn in as cabinet ministers.
At around 12 pm on Monday, the oath-taking ceremony for the Assam council of ministers would be held at the Srimanta Sankardev Kalashetra in the Panjabari area of Guwahati. National President of BJP, JP Nadda is likely to attend the ceremony.
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During a crucial meeting held in Guwahati, on Sunday, Dr Sarma, who has been elected to the Assam Assembly for five consecutive times from Jalukbari constituency, was unanimously selected as the leader of the BJP Legislative Party in the presence of Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, BJP’s central leaders Arun Singh, BL Santosh, Ajay Jamwal, Baijayant Jay Panda, Dilip Saikia, state BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass and other senior leaders.
The name of Sarma as the new leader of the state was proposed by Sarbananda Sonowal, who tendered his resignation to Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi at Raj Bhawan in Guwahati and Ranjeet Kumar Dass and newly elected BJP MLA Nandita Garlosa.
In order to stake claim to form the government, leaders of BJP and its allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) met Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi.
Dr. HB Sarma, who owed his early rise to two former chief ministers from Congress had to toil for many years with dogged determination to achieve his goal.
A five-time MLA and a minister in all cabinets since 2001, Sarma’s political acumen and the ability to get work done against all odds was not only noticed but rewarded by his mentors, former Congress Chief Ministers Hiteswar Saikia and Tarun Gogoi, with both giving him ample opportunities to rise.
