Government of Assam

The Government of Assam or Assam Government abbreviated as GoAS, is the state government of the Indian state of Assam. It consists of the Governor appointed by the President of India as the head of the state, currently Lakshman Prasad Acharya.^[3] The head of government is the Chief Minister, currently Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma,^[4] who is the leader of the group that commands a majority in the unicameral Assam Legislative Assembly. 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.

Government of Assam

Seat of Government	Guwahati
Legislative branch
Assembly	Assam Legislative Assembly
Speaker	Biswajit Daimary[1]
Deputy Speaker	Numal Momin[2]
Members in Assembly	126
Executive branch
Governor	Lakshman Prasad Acharya[3]
Chief Minister	Himanta Biswa Sarma[4]
Deputy Chief Minister	Vacant
Chief Secretary	Dr. Ravi Kota, IAS[5]
Judiciary
High Court	Gauhati High Court
Chief Justice	Vijay Bishnoi

New Assembly Hall of the Assam Legislative Assembly in Dispur

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.^{[citation needed]}

Cabinet Ministers

Ministers sworn on 10 May 2021:^[6]

	Minister	Ministry	Constituency	District	Party
1	Himanta Biswa Sarma	▪️Chief Minister of Assam ▪️ Home ▪️Personnel ▪️Public Works Department (PWD) ▪️any other Department not allotted to any other Minister.	Jalukbari	Kamrup Metropolitan	BJP
2	Ranjit Kumar Das	▪️ Panchayat & Rural Development ▪️Food & Civil Supplies ▪️Consumer Affairs ▪️General Administration ▪️Judicial	Patacharkuchi	Bajali	BJP
3	Atul Bora	▪️ Agriculture ▪️ Horticulture ▪️Animal Husbandry ▪️ Veterinary ▪️Border Area Development ▪️Implementation of Assam Accord ▪️Cooperation	Bokakhat	Golaghat	AGP
4	Urkhao Gwra Brahma	▪️ Handloom & Textile ▪️Soil Conservation ▪️ Welfare of Bodoland	Chapaguri	Kokrajhar	UPPL
5	Ashok Singhal (politician)	▪️Guwahati Development ▪️Urban Development ▪️Irrigation	Dhekiajuli	Sonitpur	BJP
6	Parimal Suklabaidya	▪️Transport ▪️Fisheries ▪️Excise	Dholai	Cachar	BJP
7	Keshab Mahanta	▪️Health & Family Welfare ▪️Medical education & Research ▪️ Science & Technology ▪️Information Technology.	Kaliabor	Nagaon	AGP
8	Ajanta Neog	▪️ Finance ▪️ Woman & Child development	Golaghat	Golaghat	BJP
9	Chandra Mohan Patowary	▪️ Environment ▪️Forest ▪️Act East Policy Affairs ▪️Welfare of Minorities	Dharmapur	Nalbari	BJP
10	Ranoj Pegu	▪️ Education ▪️Welfare of Plain Tribe & Backward Classes (non-BTC)	Dhemaji	Dhemaji	BJP
11	Sanjoy Kishan	▪️Welfare of Tea Tribes ▪️Labour & Employment.	Tinsukia	Tinsukia	BJP
12	Pijush Hazarika	▪️Water Resources ▪️ Information & Public Relations ▪️Parliamentary Affairs ▪️Social Justice & Empowerment	Jagiroad	Marigaon	BJP
13	Jogen Mohan	▪️Revenue & Disaster Management ▪️Hills Area Development	Mahmara	Charaideo	BJP
14	Bimal Bora	▪️Industries & Commerce ▪️Public Enterprice ▪️Sports & Youth Welfare ▪️ Cultural Affairs ▪️ Tourism	Tingkhong	Dibrugarh	BJP
15	Nandita Garlosa	▪️Power ▪️ Cooperation ▪️ Mineral & Mines ▪️ Indigenous & Tribal Faith and Culture	Haflong	Dima Hasao	BJP

Leaders

House	Leader	Portrait	Since
Constitutional Posts
Governor	Lakshaman Acharya		30 July 2024
Speaker	Biswajit Daimary		21 May 2021
Deputy Speaker	Numal Momin		21 May 2021
Chief Minister	Himanta Biswa Sarma		10 May 2021
Political Posts
Leader of the House	Himanta Biswa Sarma		10 May 2021
Leader of Indian National Congress Leader of the Opposition	Debabrata Saikia		20 May 2021
Leader of Asom Gana Parishad	Atul Bora		15 July 2014
Leader of United People's Party Liberal	Urkhao Gwra Brahma		2 May 2021