Guwahati, May 11 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister-designate Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday announced the names of four legislators who will take oath as Ministers along with him on Tuesday, while senior BJP MLA Ranjit Das has been chosen as the NDA candidate for the Speaker’s post in the Assam Legislative Assembly.
In a post on X, Sarma said that former Union Minister Rameswar Teli, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) president Atul Bora, United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) leader Charan Boro and senior BJP leader Ajanta Neog will be sworn in as Ministers in the new Council of Ministers.
“Happy to announce that the following four colleagues of mine will take oath as Ministers tomorrow along with me in the august presence of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji,” Sarma wrote on the social media platform.
The Chief Minister-designate also announced that BJP MLA Ranjit Das would be the ruling NDA’s candidate for the Speaker’s post in the newly constituted Assembly.
“I am also happy to share that Shri Ranjit Das, Hon’ble MLA, will be our candidate for the post of Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly,” he added.
Congratulating the leaders, Sarma said the new team would work collectively for the development and prosperity of the state.
“My heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to all of them. Together, we will continue to work with full dedication for a stronger, more developed and prosperous Assam,” the BJP leader stated.
The swearing-in ceremony of the new Assam government will be held on Tuesday at Khanapara in Guwahati in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Shah and several Chief Ministers and senior NDA leaders from across the country.
Sarma was unanimously elected leader of the BJP Legislature Party and the NDA Legislature Party on Sunday, paving the way for his second consecutive term as Chief Minister of Assam.
–IANS
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