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The chief minister of Assam, an Indian state, is the head of the Government of Assam.As per the Constitution of India, the governor is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister.
Himanta Biswa Sarma (born 1 February 1969) is an Indian politician and lawyer serving as the 15th and current Chief Minister of Assam since 2021. A former member of the Indian National Congress, Sarma joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 23 August 2015 and soon was made convenor of NEDA. [1]
The Assam Assembly is elected by universal adult suffrage for a period of five years. The Chief Minister is assisted by a Council of Ministers that he nominates, the size of which is restricted. In 2021, the National Democratic Alliance won a majority of seats in the legislature, with 75 seats, followed by Congress with 29 seats and AIUDF with 16.
The Sarma ministry is the current council of ministers of the Government of Assam which has been in office since 10 May 2021. The ministry is headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and consists of 16 cabinet ministers. The chief minister and 14 other ministers were sworn-in into office by Governor Jagdish Mukhi on 10 May 2021.
Atishi (aged 43) is the also the youngest incumbent chief minister, while Kerala's Pinarayi Vijayan (aged 79) is the oldest. Nitish Kumar of Bihar has served for the most terms (nine). [ a ] [ 2 ] Fourteen incumbents belong to the Bharatiya Janata Party , three to the Indian National Congress , and two to the Aam Aadmi Party .
The Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, said that the mine "prima facie appears to be an illegal one". [7] Gaurav Gogoi, a Lok Sabha MP for Assam and a Congress leader on 11 January wrote to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding the constitution of an SIT to probe the incident.
This category contains the chief ministers of the state of Assam, India who currently have articles. Pages in category "Chief ministers of Assam" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Himanta Biswa Sarma, current Chief Minister of Assam & Convener of the Election Management Committee; Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Assam (2002-2014) (2016-2021) Sarat Chandra Sinha, former Chief Minister of Assam; Sarbananda Sonowal, Former Chief Minister of Assam; former Union Minister; Syeda Anwara Taimur, first woman Chief Minister of Assam ...