Assam cabinet expansion: 12 ministers to be sworn in on June 5

The Assam cabinet will be expanded on Friday with the induction of 12 ministers, including three new faces, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

The new faces are Ashwini Ray Sarkar, Nilima Devi and Sushanta Borgohain, and they all belong to the BJP.

AGP's Keshab Mahanta, also a minister in the previous NDA ministry, has also been included in the ministerial list.


Biswajit Daimary, the Speaker of the previous assembly, is also on the list of new ministers.

The remaining ones were all ministers in Sarma's first cabinet, and they are BJP leaders.

They are Ashok Singhal, Ranoj Pegu, Bimal Borah, Jayant Mallabaruah, Kaushik Rai, Krishnendu Paul and Pijush Hazarika.

''I am pleased to announce that the following Hon'ble Members of the Assam Legislative Assembly will be sworn in as Cabinet Ministers in the Government of Assam on 5 June 2026 at 12:45 PM,'' the CM said in a social media post.

Sarma was sworn in as Chief Minister along with four ministers on May 12.