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The cabinet also approved the enhancement of the MLA Local Area Development (MLALAD) fund allocation from ₹1 crore to ₹1.5 crore for each MLA during the year 2026-27, while from 2027-28, it will be ...
News India » Assam: Assam Cabinet Expansion: 12 NDA MLAs sworn as in ministers as CM Himanta expands his team | Full list
The BJP, under Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's leadership, registered a massive victory in the 2026 Assam assembly elections, winning 82 of 126 seats alone.
News India » Assam: Assam Cabinet Expansion: BJP's Ashwini Roy, Ashok Singhal take oath as ministers | As it happened
The BJP-led NDA had retained to power in Assam for a third straight term in the 2026 assembly elections, with the saffron party winning 82 seats on its own.
News India » Assam: Assam Cabinet undergoes expansion, 12 MLAs sworn in
BJP MLAs Ranoj Pegu, Ashok Singhal, Biswajit Daimary and AGP's Keshab Mahanta were among the 12 legislators who took oath as Ministers on Friday (June 5, 2026) as Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa ...
News India » Assam: India's FTAs to unlock opportunities for entrepreneurs: Assam CM Sarma
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma met Union Minister Piyush Goyal, stating India's new Free Trade Agreements will unlock opportunities for entrepreneurs. They discussed how FTAs can benefit Assam's farmers ...
News India » Assam: Assam: IMD predicts heavy rainfall in Guwahati, people advised to stay alert
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday predicted thunderstorms and lightning accompanied by heavy to very heavy rainfall and gusty winds over Guwahati city and isolated places across ...
News India » Assam: 'India's fastest-growing state': Assam CM briefs President Murmu on growth journey
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met President Droupadi Murmu and briefed her on the state's growth plans. The outreach came as his government pushed investment, infrastructure and IIM ...
News India » Assam: Assam cabinet undergoes expansion, 12 MLAs sworn in
Assam's council of ministers has expanded to 17 members. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inducted 12 new ministers. Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya administered the oath of office. The new cabinet ...
News India » Assam: Assam cabinet expansion: 11 BJP MLAs, one AGP legislator sworn in
BJP MLAs Ranoj Pegu, Ashok Singhal, Biswajit Daimary and AGP’s Keshab Mahanta were among the 12 legislators who took oath as ministers on Friday as Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expanded ...
News India » Assam: Himanta, Gadkari review key infrastructure projects in Assam
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday called on Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi, and discussed the progress of several infrastructure projects aimed ...
News India » Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma announces Assam's 1st Cyrtodactylus bapme gecko
Assam has recorded its first confirmed sighting of the bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus bapme) at Urpad Beel, highlighting the state’s rich and still-unfolding biodiversity.
News India » Assam: Mission Senehjori launched to make Assam Muga silk a global brand
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and the Assam CM launched Mission Senehjori, a comprehensive initiative to transform Assam's Muga silk sector into a globally competitive luxury ecosystem, ...