GUWAHATI : Two extra BJP MLAs will probably be inducted as ministers, as Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma introduced the primary enlargement of his authorities on Wednesday, almost a month after finishing one 12 months in energy.
The 2 new faces are chief minister’s Political Secretary Jayanta Malla Baruah, the MLA of Nalbari, and Haflong MLA Nandita Gorlosa, the Division of Data and Public Relations (DIPR) stated in an announcement.
“The oath-taking ceremony will happen at 3 pm on Thursday at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra auditorium,” Sarma advised reporters on the sidelines of a programme in Majuli.
Sarma took over as chief minister of Assam on Could 10 final 12 months after BJP returned to energy within the meeting elections for a second consecutive time period. Baruah is a former Congress MLA and was elected for the primary time in 2011.
Nevertheless, he didn’t full his time period and defected to BJP after Sarma had left the grand outdated occasion to affix the saffron brigade. Gorlosa is a primary time MLA from the BJP. The BJP-led Assam authorities at current has 14 cupboard ministers and there’s no one as minister of state.
As per the 91st modification of the Structure in 2003, the entire variety of ministers, together with the chief minister, in a state shouldn’t exceed 15 per cent of the entire variety of members of the Legislative Meeting.
Because the Assam Meeting has a power of 126 MLAs, a most of 19 ministers can operate at a time. The BJP’s power within the 126-member Assam Meeting is 63, whereas its allies AGP has 9 and UPPL has seven MLAs.
Within the opposition camp, the Congress’ power is 27, All India United Democratic Entrance (AIUDF) has 15 members and CPI(M) has one MLA. There’s one Impartial MLA additionally.
The Bodoland Folks’s Entrance (BPF), which has three MLAs, lent its help to the federal government within the Meeting, though it has not entered into any political alliance