Assam Cabinet 2026: Full list of ministers

The BJP-led NDA alliance won the Assam Legislative Assembly elections, with the results being declared on May 4, 20266. The NDA won a total of 102 out of 126 seats and achieved a third consecutive term. The Bharatiya Janata Party independently won 82 seats, crossing the majority mark on its own.

Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in by Governor Lakhman Prasad Acharya as the Chief Minister of Assam on May 12, 2026 for his second consecutive term. 

Four other cabinet ministers were also sworn in with Dr Sarma.

Full list of Assam cabinet ministers.

Himanta Biswa Sarma 

Mr. Sarma is the first non-Congress leader in Assam to be sworn in as the Chief Minister for a second consecutive term. He secured his sixth consecutive win from the Jalukbari constituency with 74.2% of the vote. Mr Sarma is often credited with spearheading the BJP’s hold in the North-Eastern hill states of India. He was a part of the Indian National Congress from 1991 until his resignation in 2015. 

Atul Bora 

Mr Bora is the President of the Asom Gana Parishad(AGP), a key ally of the BJP-led NDA coalition. In the Assembly election, he retained his seat in Bokakhat by a margin of 60,500 votes. 

His portfolio includes Panchayat and Rural Development, Implementation of the Assam Accord, Border Protection and Development and Excise. 

Ajanta Neog

Ms Neog held on to her Golaghat constituency seat in the polls and has served as the Finance Minister of Assam in the previous cabinet.  She has won her constituency four times since 2001 and served as a state minister. In 2020, she transitioned from the Indian National Congress to the BJP. 

Her portfolio includes Women and Child Development and Tourism. 

Charan Boro 

Mr Boro won the Mazbat constituency seat in the polls and belongs to the Bodoland People’s Front(BPF). He has been given the charge for the Welfare of Bodoland and Transport. 

The actor-turned-politician’s Mazbat win was his third consecutive state assembly victory since 2016. 

Rameswar Teli

Mr Teli won the Duliajan constituency as a BJP candidate and has been given charge of Transport and Development, Labour Welfare, and Tea Tribes and Adivasi Welfare. 

Ashwini Ray Sarkar

Mr Sarkar has been given the charge of the departments of Social Justice & Empowerment, Soil Conservation, and Welfare of Minorities & Development.

Ashok Singhal

Ashok Singhal has been given the charge of the Health & Family Welfare and Medical Education & Research in the Himanta Sarma cabinet.

Bimal Borah

Bimal Borah has been in charge of the Cultural Affairs, Industries, Commerce & Public Enterprises, and Act East Policy Affairs portfolios. 

Biswajit Daimary

Bimal Borah has been given charge of Handloom, Textiles & Sericulture, Sports & Youth Welfare, Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship, and Indigenous & Tribal Faith & Culture departments.

Jayanta Mallabaruah

Mr Mallabaruah has been given the charge of Finance, Environment & Forest, and Mines & Minerals departments.

Kaushik Rai

Mr Kaushik Rai has been given the charge of Food, Public Distribution & Consumer Affairs, Housing & Urban Affairs, and Cooperation portfolios.

Keshab Mahanta

Keshab Mahanta has been given the charge of Revenue & Disaster Management, Science, Technology & Climate Change, and General Administration portfolios.

Krishnendu Paul

Mr Krishnendu Paul has been given the charge of Public Health Engineering, Hill Areas, and Barak Valley Development in the Assam government.

Nilima Devi

Nilima Devi has been given the charge of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary and Fishery departments.

Pijush Hazarika

Pijush Hazarika has been given the charge of the Agriculture, Irrigation, and Parliamentary Affairs departments in the Sarma government.

Ranoj Pegu

Ranoj Pegu has been given the portfolios of School Education, Higher Education, Tribal Affairs (Plain), and Information Technology departments in the Assam government.

Susanta Borgohain

Susanta Borgohain has been given the portfolios of Water Resources and Judicial departments in the Assam cabinet.