Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Sunday that his cabinet will be expanded on June 5. The announcement comes after Sarma met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) returned to power last month for the third successive term winning 82 of the 126 assembly seats in the state.
Sarma took oath as CM for the second consecutive term on May 12 along with four ministers. However, BJP insiders say that he may not follow any past formula during expansion.
Several old faces are likely to be left out while new ones including youths, will be given berths in the cabinet. Since this is the first time the BJP got absolute majority on its own, allies may have less representation.
