Guwahati, June 9: With the induction of the two new ministers — Nandita Gorlosa and Jayanta Malla Baruah — Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday expanded his council of ministers, increasing the number of ministers to 16, including the Chief Minister.
In the august presence of Hon Governor Prof @jagdishmukhi I am happy to have attended oath-taking ceremony of Smt @GorlosaNandita & Shri @jayanta_malla as new cabinet ministers.
My best wishes for their contributions to ensuring all-round development & public welfare in Assam. pic.twitter.com/I3nUjKxgrE
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 9, 2022
Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi administered the oath of office and secrecy to first-time BJP legislator Nandita Gorlosa and Political Secretary to Chief Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah as ministers at a simple function at the Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati.
Nandita Gorlosa represents the Haflong constituency in Dima Hasao district while Baruah won the Nalbari assembly seat for the second time in the last year’s assembly election.
This is the first expansion of the cabinet since the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government assumed office in May last year.
Soon after the cabinet reshuffle, the Chief Minister allocated Power, Cooperation, Mines and Minerals and Indigenous and Tribal Faith and Cultural Departments to Gorlosa while Public Health Engineering, Skill Employment and Entrepreneurship and Tourism Departments to Baruah.
With the expansion, the Cabinet currently has 13 members from Bharatiya Janata Party, two from its ally Asom Gana Parishad and one from the United People’s Party Liberal.
