PM Modi to attend Himanta Sarma’s swearing-in before 1 lakh people in Assam

Guwahati:  After getting elected for the third straight term with record number of seats in Assembly elections in Assam, BJP is gearing up to make the swearing-in ceremony of the new government a "spectacular event" on May 12, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest.

Dilip Saikia, president of Assam unit of BJP, on Thursday said more than one lakh people from across the state are likely to connverge at the College of Veterinary Science playground here at Khanapara to witness the event at 11am. 

Apart from Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President Nitin Nabin, Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of several NDA-ruled states, prominent leaders of the party and its allies besides several prominent personalities from across Assam will attend the event, Saikia said. 

"People have given us a historic mandate with 102 seats (out of 126), of which BJP has alone won 82. The new government will take all possible steps to fullfill the promises we made in our manifesto to realise the objective of developed and secured Assam. The new government will start its journey by taking blessings from the people. Today, we have finalised the planing to make the swearing-in a spectacular event," Saikia told reporters. 

Saikia said the newly elected MLAs will elect their leader on May 10 in the presence of JP Nadda, Union Health Minister and BJP's central observer, following which NDA partners will endorse the same. Saikia on Wednesday said Himanta Biswa Sarma will take oath as the CM for the second straight term.