Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Thursday that he will expand his cabinet on December 7 by inducting four new ministers. The cabinet expansion will bring the total number of ministers to 20.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Sarma shared the names of the new inductees:
- Prasanta Phookan, MLA
- Kaushik Rai, MLA
- Krishnendu Paul, MLA
- Rupesh Goala, MLA
“All of them are BJP legislators,” Sarma said in his post. “Happy to share that the following colleagues will be sworn in as ministers in our cabinet on 7th December at 12 PM. My best wishes to each of them!”
The current cabinet, headed by Sarma, includes a 16-member council of ministers.