Guwahati, May 10: Preparations are underway in Guwahati for the Bharatiya Janata Party Legislature Party meeting on Sunday, where the party is expected to formally elect its leader ahead of a joint meeting of the National Democratic Alliance to finalise the alliance leader for government formation in Assam.
The swearing-in ceremony of the new BJP-led NDA government is scheduled to be held on May 12 at the Khanapara Veterinary Field in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will attend as the chief guest.
The NDA secured a decisive mandate in the recently concluded Assam Assembly elections, paving the way for a third consecutive term in the state. The alliance won 102 seats in the 126-member Assembly. The Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest party with 82 seats, while its allies — Asom Gana Parishad and Bodoland People’s Front — secured 10 seats each.
On the opposition side, the Congress-led Mitrajoot alliance managed 19 seats. Raijor Dal won two seats, while the Assam Jatiya Parishad failed to open its account. The All India United Democratic Front secured two seats.
Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly Biswajit Daimary said the elected representatives would choose their legislature party leader before the formation of the new ministry.
“The rule is that once the Assembly is formed, the elected members must choose their leader, who will then take the oath as Chief Minister. Today, all NDA MLAs will gather, select their leader, and then go to the Governor. The Governor will administer the oath, after which the Chief Minister will form his team,” Daimary said.
Senior BJP leader Shiladitya Dev said the meeting would mark the beginning of Himanta Biswa Sarma’s second consecutive term as chief minister.
“We have a legislature party meeting today. It will be historic, as our leader, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, will again be elected as party leader. He will become Chief Minister for the second time,” Dev said.
BJP leader Bhupen Kumar Borah said the people of Assam had placed their confidence in Sarma’s leadership and expressed hope that the BJP high command would endorse the choice of state legislators.
Newly elected BJP MLAs also backed Sarma’s continuation as chief minister. Mangaldai MLA-elect Nilima Devi said the NDA would soon announce Sarma’s election as leader, while Goreswar MLA-elect Victor Kumar Das thanked voters and said the government would continue to function under Sarma’s leadership.
Union Minister J P Nadda and Nayab Singh Saini are attending the meeting as central observer and co-observer respectively.
Meanwhile, Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi described the party’s Assembly election performance as “extremely disappointing” and said he would “take full responsibility” for the outcome.
Speaking after a review meeting with newly elected Congress MLAs, Gogoi said he had already informed the party high command about his position.
“I have also communicated to the high command, and it is for the high command to decide the future course of action in terms of organisational restructuring, as well as outlining the next few steps,” he said.
He further stated that the Congress had already initiated an internal review process to identify “the real reasons” behind the party’s poor performance in the 2026 Assembly elections.
